HD3 postcode area · Kirklees

The HD3 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Calderdale, Kirklees. Area Scores range from 4 to 85 across them. Every full HD3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HD3 district contains both ends of the scale: North Lindley & Birchencliffe at 85 out of 100 (#1,026 of 6,856 in England) against Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown at 4, an 81-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £139,125 in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown to £287,500 in Cowcliffe & South Fixby — a 2.1× gap within the HD3 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Calderdale and Kirklees — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,327a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime103per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HD3 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +16.1% over 5 years · +2.6% over the year · 400 sales
Detached£365,000
Semi-detached£230,000
Terraced£165,000
Flat£139,750
Kirklees£210,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
North Lindley & BirchencliffeKirklees 1,02685 £242,000
Ripponden, Rishworth & BarkislandCalderdale 1,76074 £252,500
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West GolcarKirklees 1,93172 £220,000
Cowcliffe & South FixbyKirklees 2,71360 £287,500
Greetland & StainlandCalderdale 2,83659 £242,500
Longwood & QuarmbyKirklees 3,32352 £203,000
Oakes & South LindleyKirklees 3,48049 £192,000
Marsden & Pole MoorKirklees 3,78945 £256,250
GolcarKirklees 4,85129 £167,000
Cowlersley & MilnsbridgeKirklees 4,98927 £149,000
Edgerton & MarshKirklees 5,04326 £171,500
EllandCalderdale 5,08426 £195,000
Paddock & GreenheadKirklees 5,92814 £149,575
Huddersfield Leeds Road & FartownKirklees 6,5654 £139,125

People living in HD3 Census 2021

Residents103,621
Median age (est.)41
Density634per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above34%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 12%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 12%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 80%Asian 12%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 40% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HD3.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.