HD1 5BU postcode in Huddersfield, Kirklees

HD1 5BU is a postcode in Huddersfield, in the Greenhead ward of Kirklees. It is in the Huddersfield parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Kirklees: 95% Typical price £141,000 Homes sold in HD1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 20.5% on the year before Nearest station Huddersfield 450 m in a straight line

Where HD1 5BU is, and what is near it

Map of HD1 5BU and what is near it Map of HD1 5BU: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the HD1 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. HD1 5AA: also in HD1 5HD1 5AB: also in HD1 5HD1 5AE: also in HD1 5HD1 5AF: also in HD1 5HD1 5AN: also in HD1 5HD1 5AT: also in HD1 5HD1 5AW: also in HD1 5HD1 5AY: also in HD1 5HD1 5AZ: also in HD1 5HD1 5BB: also in HD1 5HD1 5BE: also in HD1 5HD1 5BP: also in HD1 5HD1 5BQ: also in HD1 5HD1 5BS: also in HD1 5HD1 5BW: also in HD1 5HD1 5BY: also in HD1 5HD1 5BZ: also in HD1 5HD1 5DA: also in HD1 5HD1 5DB: also in HD1 5HD1 5DG: also in HD1 5HD1 5DL: also in HD1 5HD1 5DQ: also in HD1 5HD1 5DR: also in HD1 5HD1 5DX: also in HD1 5HD1 5DY: also in HD1 5HD1 5DZ: also in HD1 5HD1 5EA: also in HD1 5HD1 5HA: also in HD1 5HD1 5HB: also in HD1 5HD1 5HE: also in HD1 5HD1 5HF: also in HD1 5HD1 5JL: also in HD1 5HD1 5JY: also in HD1 5HD1 5LG: also in HD1 5HD1 5LN: also in HD1 5HD1 5LP: also in HD1 5HD1 5LR: also in HD1 5HD1 5LS: also in HD1 5HD1 5LZ: also in HD1 5HD1 5NA: also in HD1 5HD1 5NB: also in HD1 5HD1 5ND: also in HD1 5HD1 5NE: also in HD1 5HD1 5NF: also in HD1 5HD1 5NG: also in HD1 5HD1 5NJ: also in HD1 5HD1 5NQ: also in HD1 5HD1 5PB: also in HD1 5HD1 5PH: also in HD1 5HD1 5PL: also in HD1 5HD1 5PP: also in HD1 5HD1 5PS: also in HD1 5HD1 5PU: also in HD1 5HD1 5PX: also in HD1 5HD1 5PZ: also in HD1 5HD1 5QB: also in HD1 5HD1 5QD: also in HD1 5HD1 5QE: also in HD1 5HD1 5QF: also in HD1 5HD1 5QH: also in HD1 5HD1 5QL: also in HD1 5HD1 5QP: also in HD1 5HD1 5QR: also in HD1 5HD1 5UY: also in HD1 5 School 600 m2 places, 600–650 mGeniePoint 800 mSchool 1.4 kmGreenhead HD1 5BU Map of HD1 5BU and what is near it Map of HD1 5BU: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the HD1 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 10 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 600 mA charging point 750 mGreenhead HD1 5BU
  • HD1 5BU
  • Other postcodes in HD1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6522, longitude -1.7875)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HD1 5BU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at HD1 5BU?

Every home and business at HD1 5BU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Kirklees: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Kirklees: 99%

The line marks the figure across Kirklees.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at HD1 5BU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Kirklees Council's days for HD1 5BU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for HD1 5BU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is HD1 5BU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include HD1 5BU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Kirklees

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HD1 5BU: 3,259 properties in Kirklees are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Kirklees

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of HD1 5BU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HD1 5BU?

Homes in HD1 5 sold for a typical £141,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 16 sales, up 20.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£141,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£117,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 20.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £130,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole HD1 district: a typical £137,000 from 121 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in HD1 5BU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in HD1 5BU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 April 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at HD1 5BU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at HD1 5BU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near HD1 5BU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around HD1 5BU. Over half of them (68%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (53%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around HD1 5BU

Band D in Kirklees for 2026‑27: £2,441. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,627 (band A) to £2,984 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,627.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 720 (68%)£1,627
Band Babout 190 (18%)£1,899
Band Cabout 100 (9%)£2,170
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,441
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£2,984
Band Fwithheld£3,526
Band Gwithheld£4,068
Band Hwithheld£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 53% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 16% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

Averages for Kirklees before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HD1 5BU is in (ONS area E01011236), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near HD1 5BU?

The nearest open schools to HD1 5BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HD1 5BU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to HD1 5BU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HD1 5BU is Huddersfield Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Huddersfield Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Lockwood Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Clare Hill, 196 m away.

More stations near HD1 5BU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near HD1 5BU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HD1 5BU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near HD1 5BU?

6 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HD1 5BU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Huddersfield Station Charging point · No details mapped 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 800 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near HD1 5BU?

The nearest to the centre of HD1 5BU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to HD1 5BU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near HD1 5BU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HD1 5BU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near HD1 5BU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HD1 5BU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near HD1 5BU?

The nearest vets to the centre of HD1 5BU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is HD1 5BU in a conservation area?

The centre of HD1 5BU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near HD1 5BU?

Police.uk records 529 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HD1 5BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences163 reports
Anti-social behaviour79 reports
Shoplifting58 reports
Public order52 reports
Other theft34 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports

Also: vehicle crime 31, drugs 17, burglary 16, possession of weapons 14, other crime 14, robbery 9, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 5.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for HD1 5BU

Ward
Greenhead
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Huddersfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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