HD7 postcode area · Kirklees
The HD7 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Kirklees. Area Scores range from 27 to 81 across them. Every full HD7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The HD7 district contains both ends of the scale: Upperthong & Holmbridge at 82 out of 100 (#1,253 of 6,856 in England) against Cowlersley & Milnsbridge at 27, a 54-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £149,000 in Cowlersley & Milnsbridge to £335,000 in Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & Thurgoland — a 2.2× gap within the HD7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Kirklees — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 HD7 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upperthong & HolmbridgeKirklees | 1,253 | 82 | £312,000 |
| Honley & BrockholesKirklees | 1,630 | 76 | £261,000 |
| Holmfirth, New Mill & HepworthKirklees | 1,643 | 76 | £260,000 |
| Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West GolcarKirklees | 1,931 | 72 | £220,000 |
| MelthamKirklees | 2,274 | 67 | £270,000 |
| Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & ThurgolandBarnsley | 2,473 | 64 | £335,000 |
| Longwood & QuarmbyKirklees | 3,323 | 52 | £203,000 |
| Slaithwaite & LinthwaiteKirklees | 3,350 | 51 | £245,000 |
| Marsden & Pole MoorKirklees | 3,789 | 45 | £256,250 |
| Netherton & South CroslandKirklees | 3,816 | 44 | £235,000 |
| GolcarKirklees | 4,851 | 29 | £167,000 |
| Cowlersley & MilnsbridgeKirklees | 4,989 | 27 | £149,000 |
People living in HD7 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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 HD7.
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.