HD1 5QU postcode in Huddersfield, Kirklees

HD1 5QU 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 at HD1 5QU can get it Across Kirklees: 95% Typical price £141,000 Homes sold in HD1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 20.5% on the year before Nearest station Huddersfield 1.0 km in a straight line

Where HD1 5QU is, and what is near it

Map of HD1 5QU and what is near it Map of HD1 5QU: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the HD1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. HD1 5AA: also in HD1 5HD1 5AB: also in HD1 5HD1 5AD: 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 5BU: 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 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 5EB: also in HD1 5HD1 5EH: also in HD1 5HD1 5EJ: also in HD1 5HD1 5EN: also in HD1 5HD1 5EP: also in HD1 5HD1 5EU: also in HD1 5HD1 5EY: also in HD1 5HD1 5EZ: also in HD1 5HD1 5HA: also in HD1 5HD1 5HB: also in HD1 5HD1 5HD: also in HD1 5HD1 5HE: also in HD1 5HD1 5HF: also in HD1 5HD1 5HG: also in HD1 5HD1 5HH: also in HD1 5HD1 5HJ: also in HD1 5HD1 5HN: also in HD1 5HD1 5HP: also in HD1 5HD1 5HQ: also in HD1 5HD1 5HS: also in HD1 5HD1 5JL: also in HD1 5HD1 5JP: also in HD1 5HD1 5JU: 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 5QG: also in HD1 5HD1 5QH: also in HD1 5HD1 5QJ: also in HD1 5HD1 5QL: also in HD1 5HD1 5QP: also in HD1 5HD1 5QQ: also in HD1 5HD1 5QR: also in HD1 5HD1 5QS: also in HD1 5HD1 5QT: also in HD1 5HD1 5QX: also in HD1 5HD1 5RA: also in HD1 5HD1 5RB: also in HD1 5HD1 5RD: also in HD1 5 Lockwood station 1.9 kmGreenhead HD1 5QU Map of HD1 5QU and what is near it Map of HD1 5QU: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the HD1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Greenhead HD1 5QU
  • HD1 5QU
  • Other postcodes in HD1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 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 53.6521, longitude -1.7991)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HD1 5QU?

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 5QU?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HD1 5QU 100% Kirklees 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HD1 5QU 100% Kirklees 99%
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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 5QU?

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

Check the bin days for HD1 5QU 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 5QU 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 5QU.

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 5QU: 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 5QU 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 5QU?

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 5QU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HD1 5QU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near HD1 5QU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around HD1 5QU. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (41%). 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 5QU

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 £4,068 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,627.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 270 (34%)£1,627
Band Babout 180 (23%)£1,899
Band Cabout 120 (15%)£2,170
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,441
Band Eabout 80 (10%)£2,984
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,526
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,068
Band Hfewer than 5£4,882

When the homes were built

  1. 41% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 5QU is in (ONS area E01011238), 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 5QU?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HD1 5QU, 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 5QU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HD1 5QU is Huddersfield Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Huddersfield Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Lockwood Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cedar Street, 114 m away.

More stations near HD1 5QU, 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 5QU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HD1 5QU, 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 5QU?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

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

  • Huddersfield Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle

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 5QU?

The nearest to the centre of HD1 5QU, 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 5QU?

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 5QU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HD1 5QU, 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 5QU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HD1 5QU, 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 5QU?

The nearest vets to the centre of HD1 5QU 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 5QU in a conservation area?

The centre of HD1 5QU 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 5QU?

Police.uk records 519 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HD1 5QU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences162 reports
Anti-social behaviour63 reports
Shoplifting62 reports
Public order56 reports
Other theft40 reports
Criminal damage and arson33 reports

Also: vehicle crime 27, drugs 17, other crime 16, burglary 13, possession of weapons 12, theft from the person 7, robbery 7, bicycle theft 4.

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 5QU

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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