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HD8 8WB

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 8UZ 1 m
HD8 8TF 53 m
HD8 8FN 101 m
HD8 8QP 107 m
HD8 8TR 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 8WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 8
Latitude
53.571013
Longitude
-1.658197
British National Grid easting
422,733
British National Grid northing
408,320

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

Explore HD8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
3

  1. Denby Dale First and Nursery School

    Community school

    994 m

  2. Denby Church of England Voluntary Aided First School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 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
171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Burglary 15
  • Public order 13
  • Anti social behaviour 12

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

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • SKELMANTHORPE FAMILY DOCTORS

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, SKELMANTHORPE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9DA

    ODS code B85061

    2.3 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    WAKEFIELD ROAD, SCISSETT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9JL

    ODS code B85002

    2.9 km

  • SHEPLEY PRIMARY CARE LIMITED

    25 JOS LANE, SHEPLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8DJ

    ODS code B85005

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wesley Terrace

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.1 miles

  • Denby Dale Viaduct

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.1 miles

  • Wesley Terrace

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.1 miles

  • Denby Dale Viaduct

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.1 miles

  • Denby Dale War Memorial

    BCT · Denby Dale

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Denby Dale First and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 994 m.

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

Recorded crime

171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.25 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.