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HD8 8PS

Denby Dale · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HD8 8UY 76 m
HD8 8TF 131 m
HD8 8TT 133 m
HD8 8UZ 148 m
HD8 8TD 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 8PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 8
Latitude
53.569674
Longitude
-1.658148
British National Grid easting
422,737
British National Grid northing
408,171

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Electoral ward
Denby Dale · E05016511
Parish or community
E04000181
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00055987
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 057D · E01011115
Middle layer super output area
Kirklees 057 · E02002327

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  2. Denby Dale First and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Cumberworth CofE First School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
169
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Burglary 14
  • Public order 13
  • Anti social behaviour 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

13 female, 11 male

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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HD8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • SKELMANTHORPE FAMILY DOCTORS

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, SKELMANTHORPE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9DA

    ODS code B85061

    2.5 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    WAKEFIELD ROAD, SCISSETT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9JL

    ODS code B85002

    3.0 km

  • SHEPLEY PRIMARY CARE LIMITED

    25 JOS LANE, SHEPLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8DJ

    ODS code B85005

    4.0 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

  • Denby Dale Viaduct

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.2 miles

  • Wesley Terrace

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.2 miles

  • Denby Dale Viaduct

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.2 miles

  • Wesley Terrace

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.2 miles

  • Denby Dale Station

    RSE · Denby Dale

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 057D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,219 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 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.

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

169 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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