HD8 0RA

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 0RB 119 m
HD8 0QZ 130 m
HD8 0QY 189 m
HD8 0UL 211 m
HD8 0QD 238 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 0RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 0
Latitude
53.620127
Longitude
-1.717471
British National Grid easting
418,786
British National Grid northing
413,767

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
E00056412
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 051A · E01011190
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
33
Primary
22
Secondary
6
  1. Highburton CofE First Academy

    Academy converter

    605 m
  2. Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Kirkburton Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
257
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 99
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Burglary 27
  • Other theft 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HD8 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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
0%

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • LEPTON AND KIRKHEATON SURGERIES

    HIGHGATE LANE, LEPTON, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 0HH

    ODS code B85031

    1.6 km

  • KIRKBURTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85026

    1.7 km

  • THE ALMONDBURY SURGERY

    ALMONDBURY SURGERY, LONGCROFT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8XW

    ODS code B85023

    2.6 km

  • THE WATERLOO PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B85024

    3.1 km

  • DALTON SURGERY

    364A WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8DY

    ODS code B85010

    3.5 km

  • THE JUNCTION SURGERY

    BIRKHOUSE LANE, MOLDGREEN, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 8BE

    ODS code B85660

    3.8 km

  • SHEPLEY PRIMARY CARE LIMITED

    25 JOS LANE, SHEPLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8DJ

    ODS code B85005

    3.8 km

  • NEWSOME SURGERY LIMITED

    1 CHURCH LANE, NEWSOME, HUDDERSFIELD, HD4 6JE

    ODS code B85037

    4.5 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE

    SAND STREET, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 3AL

    ODS code B85062

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Far Dene

    BCT · Highburton

    0.0 miles
  • Far Dene

    BCT · Highburton

    0.0 miles
  • Dean Fold

    BCT · Highburton

    0.1 miles
  • Dogley Lane

    BCT · Fenay Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Primrose Lane

    BCT · Highburton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 051A, 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

29,108 of 33,755

Income
10 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
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

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Highburton CofE First Academy is the nearest published school at 605 m.

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

Recorded crime

257 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 99 events.

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