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HD8 8GS

Kirkburton · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kirkburton
Local authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HD8 8AS 32 m
HD8 8BT 133 m
HD8 8AU 192 m
HD8 8AX 199 m
HD8 8AP 268 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 8GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 8
Latitude
53.580994
Longitude
-1.718396
British National Grid easting
418,742
British National Grid northing
409,413

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Kirkburton · E05016519
Parish or community
E04012086
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00056429
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 056C · E01011198
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 056 · E02002326

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. Shepley First School

    Community school

    724 m

  2. Shelley First School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Birdsedge First School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Other theft 19
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Burglary 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HD8 8 residents
11,482

Age bands in HD8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,827 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,051 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

2,280 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

3,528 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

2,707 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SHEPLEY PRIMARY CARE LIMITED

    25 JOS LANE, SHEPLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8DJ

    ODS code B85005

    669 m

  • KIRKBURTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B85026

    3.3 km

  • ELMWOOD FAMILY DOCTORS

    HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, THONGSBRIDGE, HOLMFIRTH, HD9 3TR

    ODS code B85006

    4.3 km

  • OAKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    161 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, THONGSBRIDGE, HOLMFIRTH, HD9 3TQ

    ODS code B85610

    4.5 km

  • SKELMANTHORPE FAMILY DOCTORS

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, SKELMANTHORPE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9DA

    ODS code B85061

    4.6 km

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

  • Long Close Lane

    BCT · Shepley

    0.1 miles

  • Long Close Lane

    BCT · Shepley

    0.1 miles

  • Marsh Court

    BCT · Shepley

    0.1 miles

  • Marsh Court

    BCT · Shepley

    0.1 miles

  • Cliffe Road

    BCT · Shepley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 056C, 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

29,081 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Shepley First School is the nearest published school at 724 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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