HD8 9HX

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 9GU 109 m
HD8 9XB 109 m
HD8 9GT 117 m
HD8 9QW 134 m
HD8 9HU 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 9HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 9
Latitude
53.593192
Longitude
-1.620747
British National Grid easting
425,200
British National Grid northing
410,800

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
E00056010
Lower layer super output area
Kirklees 057B · E01011111
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
18
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Scissett Church of England Academy

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    380 m
  2. Scissett Middle School

    Academy converter

    557 m
  3. Kaye's Academy

    Academy converter

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
354
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 168
  • Public order 39
  • Burglary 34
  • Other theft 33
  • Anti social behaviour 21

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

    658 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

    0.1 miles
  • Dukewood Road

    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 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

354 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 168 events.

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