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HD4 postcode area · Kirklees

The HD4 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees. Area Scores range from 4 to 91 across them. Every full HD4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HD4 district: Shelley & Shepley scores 91 out of 100 (#608 of 6,856 nationally) while Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 87 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £102,000 in Lockwood to £280,288 in Shelley & Shepley — a 2.7× gap within the HD4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,741a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime105per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
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 HD4 district

£178,000median home sold over the past year · +32.8% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 321 sales
Detached£350,500
Semi-detached£215,000
Terraced£133,000
Flat£90,000
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
Shelley & ShepleyKirklees 60891 £280,288
Kirkburton & Farnley TyasKirklees 93086 £269,000
Honley & BrockholesKirklees 1,63076 £261,000
Holmfirth, New Mill & HepworthKirklees 1,64376 £260,000
MelthamKirklees 2,27467 £270,000
Netherton & South CroslandKirklees 3,81644 £235,000
Almondbury & WaterlooKirklees 3,87843 £262,500
Cowlersley & MilnsbridgeKirklees 4,98927 £149,000
Aspley, Longley & UniversityKirklees 5,28323 £130,000
Primrose Hill, Newsome & Berry BrowKirklees 5,56419 £179,000
Crosland MoorKirklees 5,86614 £158,875
Paddock & GreenheadKirklees 5,92814 £149,575
LockwoodKirklees 6,4496 £102,000
Huddersfield Leeds Road & FartownKirklees 6,5654 £139,125

People living in HD4 Census 2021

Residents104,496
Median age (est.)40
Density865per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above33%
No car or van25%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 14%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 14%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 14%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 38% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 HD4.

HD1 HD7 HD5 HD9 HD3 HD2 HD8 HD6

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.