HD8 postcode area · Kirklees

The HD8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Kirklees. Area Scores range from 4 to 91 across them. Every full HD8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HD8 district contains both ends of the scale: Shelley & Shepley at 91 out of 100 (#608 of 6,856 in England) against Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown at 4, an 87-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 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 £335,000 in Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & Thurgoland — a 2.4× gap within the HD8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Kirklees — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,976a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime84per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)46

Owner-occupied75%

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 HD8 district

£275,000median home sold over the past year · +23.6% over 5 years · +6.8% over the year · 547 sales

Detached£397,000

Semi-detached£249,975

Terraced£200,000

Flat£83,500

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Shelley & ShepleyKirklees	608	91	£280,288
Kirkburton & Farnley TyasKirklees	930	86	£269,000
Denby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton WestKirklees	1,417	79	£284,000
KirkheatonKirklees	1,616	76	£212,500
Holmfirth, New Mill & HepworthKirklees	1,643	76	£260,000
Lepton, Grange Moor & FlocktonKirklees	2,061	70	£237,000
Emley & SkelmanthorpeKirklees	2,116	69	£281,000
Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & ThurgolandBarnsley	2,473	64	£335,000
Almondbury & WaterlooKirklees	3,878	43	£262,500
Huddersfield Leeds Road & FartownKirklees	6,565	4	£139,125

People living in HD8 Census 2021

Residents74,068

Median age (est.)46

Density302per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above36%

No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	21%
Managers & directors	16%
Associate professional	14%
Skilled trades	11%
Administrative	9%
Caring & leisure	8%
Elementary	8%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 90%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 HD8.

HD4 HD9 HD5 HD1 HD7 WF14 HD2 WF12

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.