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HD5 8XD

Almondbury · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Almondbury
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Huddersfield
Postcode district
HD5
Postcode sector
HD5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HD5 8HQ 43 m
HD5 8UZ 59 m
HD5 8UY 69 m
HD5 8XA 78 m
HD5 8XB 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD5 8XD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD5
Postcode sector
HD5 8
Latitude
53.631729
Longitude
-1.749089
British National Grid easting
416,690
British National Grid northing
415,050

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Almondbury · E05016501
Parish or community
E43000188
Westminster constituency
Huddersfield · E14001297
Output area
E00055500
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 044C · E01011010
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 044 · E02002314

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    210 m

  2. King James's School

    Academy converter

    510 m

  3. Southgate School

    Community special school

    720 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,396
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 599
  • Anti social behaviour 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Other theft 104
  • Public order 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
HD5 8 residents
13,793

Age bands in HD5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

2,328 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,559 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

3,385 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

3,471 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

2,715 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HD5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

24

within 5 km

  • THE ALMONDBURY SURGERY

    ALMONDBURY SURGERY, LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8XW

    ODS code B85023

    148 m

  • DALTON SURGERY

    364A WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8DY

    ODS code B85010

    1.4 km

  • THE JUNCTION SURGERY

    BIRKHOUSE LANE, MOLDGREEN, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8BE

    ODS code B85660

    1.5 km

  • THE WATERLOO PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85024

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE

    SAND STREET, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 3AL

    ODS code B85062

    2.2 km

  • NEWSOME SURGERY LIMITED

    1 CHURCH LANE, NEWSOME, HUDDERSFIELD, HD4 6JE

    ODS code B85037

    2.3 km

  • LEPTON AND KIRKHEATON SURGERIES

    HIGHGATE LANE, LEPTON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 0HH

    ODS code B85031

    2.6 km

  • LOCKWOOD SURGERY

    3 MELTHAM ROAD, LOCKWOOD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 3XH

    ODS code B85641

    3.1 km

  • THORNTON LODGE SURGERY

    60 THORNTON LODGE ROAD, THORNTON LODGE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 3SB

    ODS code B85044

    3.2 km

  • THE WHITEHOUSE CENTRE

    PRINCESS ROYAL HEALTH CENTRE, GREENHEAD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 4EW

    ODS code B85659

    3.2 km

  • MELTHAM ROAD SURGERY

    9 MELTHAM ROAD, LOCKWOOD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 3UP

    ODS code B85016

    3.2 km

  • ROSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    140 FITZWILLIAM STREET, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 5PU

    ODS code B85058

    3.4 km

  • GREENHEAD FAMILY DOCTORS

    15 WENTWORTH STREET, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 5PX

    ODS code B85060

    3.4 km

  • PADDOCK AND LONGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    SPEEDWELL SURGERY, 1 SPEEDWELL STREET, PADDOCK, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 4TS

    ODS code B85042

    3.9 km

  • CROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 COBCROFT ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD2 2RU

    ODS code B85614

    4.0 km

  • DR HANDA & PARTNER

    34 FARTOWN GREEN ROAD, FARTOWN, HUDDERSFIELD, HD2 1AE

    ODS code B85611

    4.0 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FARTOWN GRANGE, SPAINES ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD2 2QA

    ODS code B85028

    4.0 km

  • CROSLAND MOOR SURGERY

    11 PARK ROAD WEST, HUDDERSFIELD, HD4 5RX

    ODS code Y04266

    4.1 km

  • KIRKBURTON HEALTH CENTRE

    5A SHELLEY LANE, KIRKBURTON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 0SJ

    ODS code B85026

    4.1 km

  • WOODHOUSE HILL SURGERY

    71A WOODHOUSE HILL, FARTOWN, HUDDERSFIELD, HD2 1DH

    ODS code B85048

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sharp Lane

    BCT · Almondbury

    0.1 miles

  • Sharp Lane

    BCT · Almondbury

    0.1 miles

  • Almondbury Terminus

    BCT · Almondbury

    0.1 miles

  • Northgate

    BCT · Almondbury

    0.1 miles

  • Longcroft

    BCT · Almondbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 044C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,575 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

55 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,396 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 599 events.

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