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HD5

UK postcode district

Part of Huddersfield

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
868
Current units
720
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
Yorkshire and the Humber
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
148

Postcode sectors in HD5

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
15,166 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Helted Way, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8XZ 10 July 2026 £440,000
5, St Pauls Road, Huddersfield, HD5 0EX 10 July 2026 £625,000
15, Orchard Road, Huddersfield, HD5 0EQ 10 July 2026 £440,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,446
  • Anti social behaviour 282
  • Public order 232
  • Criminal damage and arson 228
  • Other theft 225

Census 2021

Population and age profile

HD5 usual residents
30,735
Age-profile population
30,581

Age bands in HD5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.7%
5,415 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.4%
3,497 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.5%
7,507 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.7%
8,180 residents
Age 65 and over
19.6%
5,982 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 715 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
58.3%

In this district, 699 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 665 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • DALTON SURGERY

    364A WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8DY

    ODS code B85010

  • THE ALMONDBURY SURGERY

    ALMONDBURY SURGERY, LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8XW

    ODS code B85023

  • THE JUNCTION SURGERY

    BIRKHOUSE LANE, MOLDGREEN, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8BE

    ODS code B85660

  • THE WATERLOO PRACTICE

    WATERLOO HEALTH CENTRE, WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 9XP

    ODS code B85024

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £168,000 from 2,230 recorded sales in HD5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Kirklees is £205,773 in June 2026, up 5.4% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,446 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.