HD8 0QB

Kirkburton · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kirklees
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HD8 0GS 39 m
HD8 0TG 66 m
HD8 0GR 86 m
HD8 0GT 107 m
HD8 0XA 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 0QB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
1 September 2011
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 0
Latitude
53.615432
Longitude
-1.708902
British National Grid easting
419,355
British National Grid northing
413,247

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Parish or community
E04012086
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00056419
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 051C · E01011196
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 051 · E02002321

Postcode source versions

Explore HD8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Highburton CofE First Academy

    Academy converter

    357 m
  2. Kirkburton Middle School

    Academy converter

    691 m
  3. Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School

    Voluntary aided school

    826 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
222
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 92
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Burglary 23
  • Public order 19
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HD8 0 residents
11,147

Age bands in HD8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,657 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.9%

1,648 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

2,140 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

3,113 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

2,472 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRKBURTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85026

    931 m

  • LEPTON AND KIRKHEATON SURGERIES

    HIGHGATE LANE, LEPTON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 0HH

    ODS code B85031

    2.0 km

  • SHEPLEY PRIMARY CARE LIMITED

    25 JOS LANE, SHEPLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8DJ

    ODS code B85005

    3.3 km

  • THE ALMONDBURY SURGERY

    ALMONDBURY SURGERY, LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8XW

    ODS code B85023

    3.4 km

  • THE WATERLOO PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85024

    3.8 km

  • DALTON SURGERY

    364A WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8DY

    ODS code B85010

    4.3 km

  • THE JUNCTION SURGERY

    BIRKHOUSE LANE, MOLDGREEN, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8BE

    ODS code B85660

    4.6 km

  • SKELMANTHORPE FAMILY DOCTORS

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, SKELMANTHORPE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9DA

    ODS code B85061

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Slant Gate

    BCT · Kirkburton

    0.1 miles
  • Slant Gate

    BCT · Kirkburton

    0.1 miles
  • Highburton Village Store

    BCT · Highburton

    0.2 miles
  • Burton Acres Way

    BCT · Highburton

    0.2 miles
  • Burton Acres Way

    BCT · Highburton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 051C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,367 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Highburton CofE First Academy is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

222 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 92 events.

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