HD8 9HQ

Denby Dale · Kirklees · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Kirklees
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HD8 9HU 78 m
HD8 9LX 82 m
HD8 9HH 113 m
HD8 9HT 130 m
HD8 9HZ 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 9HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 9
Latitude
53.592293
Longitude
-1.620755
British National Grid easting
425,200
British National Grid northing
410,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Kirklees · E08000034
Parish or community
E04000181
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00055994
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 057B · E01011111
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
18
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Scissett Church of England Academy

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    326 m
  2. Scissett Middle School

    Academy converter

    522 m
  3. Kaye's Academy

    Academy converter

    683 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 175
  • Public order 40
  • Burglary 34
  • Other theft 33
  • Anti social behaviour 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HD8 9 residents
11,038

Age bands in HD8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,832 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,052 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

2,381 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

3,215 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,725 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • DEARNE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    WAKEFIELD ROAD, SCISSETT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9JL

    ODS code B85002

    579 m

  • SKELMANTHORPE FAMILY DOCTORS

    COMMERCIAL ROAD, SKELMANTHORPE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9DA

    ODS code B85061

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Scissett Baths

    BCT · Scissett

    0.0 miles
  • Scissett Baths

    BCT · Scissett

    0.0 miles
  • Springfield Avenue

    BCT · Clayton West

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Avenue

    BCT · Clayton West

    0.1 miles
  • Dukewood Road

    BCT · Clayton West

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kirklees 057B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,579 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Scissett Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 326 m.

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

Recorded crime

367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 175 events.

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