Kirkgate, Huddersfield, HD1 1QL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HD1 1QL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	33.2%	48.8%	15.6%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	66.8%	51.2%	-15.6%	49.0%	2.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around HD1 1QL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 87% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	72%	87%	15.0%	37.9%	49.1%
Married: Opposite sex	17.2%	6.6%	-10.6%	44.2%	-37.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	4.3%	1.9%	-2.4%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	4.7%	3.2%	-1.5%	9.1%	-5.9%
Widowed	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	6.1%	-5.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.7%	52.4%	9.7%	48.4%	4.0%
Good health	37.3%	35.7%	-1.6%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	16.6%	8.9%	-7.7%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	2.9%	2.5%	-0.4%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around HD1 1QL this area, 9.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.2%	9.3%	-4.9%	18.2%	-8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	4.2%	-10.0%	9.6%	-5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	8.9%	0.3%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	20.7%	25.5%	4.8%	16.9%	8.6%
Degree or Similar	28%	45.9%	17.9%	33.8%	12.1%
Other	12.5%	4.5%	-8.0%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	5.4%	22.8%	17.4%	0.7%	22.1%
Indian	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	3.7%	4.8%	1.1%	2.7%	2.1%
Other Asian	3.7%	5.6%	1.9%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	6.2%	8.5%	2.3%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	3.7%	0.8%	-2.9%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
White	57.3%	41.3%	-16.0%	81.4%	-40.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	10%	4.8%	-5.2%	0.6%	4.2%
Other	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.4%	42.5%	-13.9%	83.2%	-40.7%
European Union	8.7%	8%	-0.7%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	6.6%	12%	5.4%	2.7%	9.3%
Middle East and Asia	26.1%	34.8%	8.7%	5.6%	29.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 5.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.4%	42.4%	-14.0%	83.2%	-40.8%
10+ Years	10%	5.1%	-4.9%	9.8%	-4.7%
5-10 Years	10.4%	6.6%	-3.8%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	13.3%	9.7%	-3.6%	2.2%	7.5%
Less than 2 years	10%	36.2%	26.2%	1.9%	34.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.1%	76.7%	-27.6%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
North Africa	3.7%	0.1%	3.6%
Central and Western Africa	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	17.7%	0.3%	17.4%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.9%	37.2%	8.7%
Christian	26.3%	46.2%	-19.9%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	13%	6.5%	6.5%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is Kirkgate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kirkgate was 1692.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 1555.6% higher than the Ashbrow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kirkgate has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow and the 4th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 941.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£27,500

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in HD1 1QL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Kirkgate are based on 60 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kirklees.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Kirkgate, Huddersfield, HD1 1QL

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD1 1QL

Average Price
£97,770

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£97,901

Other
£95,936

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kirkgate

Average Price
£106,797

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£99,856

Other
£203,960

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on KirkgateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Studio 95 30 Kirkgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£79,250	2019-04-15	£101,341
Studio 97 30 Kirkgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£79,250	2019-04-15	£101,341
Studio 100 30 Kirkgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£79,250	2019-04-15	£101,341
Studio 101 30 Kirkgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£79,250	2019-04-15	£101,341
Studio 54 30 Kirkgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£73,245	2019-04-15	£93,662

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD1 1QL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HD1 1QL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	239
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	84
Full-Time Employee	59
Other	19
Unemployed	18
Part-Time Employee	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Self-Employed	11
Retired	8
Looking after home or family	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	11
Other	11
Manufacturing	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School Bow Street , HD1 4BJ	4out of 4	835 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brambles Primary Academy Cambridge Road , HD1 5BU	- not rated	1,010 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Moldgreen Community Primary School The Avenue , Moldgreen HD5 8AE	3out of 4	1,343 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Infant and Nursery School Blacker Road , Birkby HD1 5HQ	4out of 4	1,389 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Junior School Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE	3out of 4	1,467 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	3out of 4	1,923 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	2,455 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Newsome Academy Castle Avenue , Newsome HD4 6JN	- not rated	2,717 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Moor End Academy Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA	4out of 4	3,062 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King James's School St Helen's Gate , Almondbury HD4 6SG	3out of 4	3,521 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	772 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhead College Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES	- not rated	899 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	4,219 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royds Hall, A Share Academy Luck Lane , Paddock HD3 4HA	1out of 4	2,616 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Huddersfield Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH	- not rated	478 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN	- not rated	663 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodley School and College Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE	3out of 4	1,316 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mount School 3 Binham Road , Edgerton HD2 2AP	- not rated	2,183 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield Grammar School Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX	- not rated	2,343 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ai Tea Drinks Ltd	26 Kirkgate, Huddersfield	51 yd
Amaro Restaurant	43 Kirkgate, Huddersfield	55 yd
Chicken Hut	20 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	69 yd
Guzel Coffee & Restaurant	22 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	69 yd
Bagel Factory	Kingsgate Centre, King Street	100 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cleopatra's Lounge	Cleopatras Lounge, 48 Kirkgate	26 yd
Hao Lai Wu Karaoke Bar	33-35 Kirkgate, Huddersfield	53 yd
Revolution	28 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	69 yd
Carousel	30-36 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	104 yd
Boy And Barrel Hotel	8 Beast Market, Huddersfield	105 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rosiyk Kitchen	6 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	69 yd
Panini Shack	Unit 40, Kingsgate Centre	100 yd
Chicken Village	23 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	108 yd
Dixy Chicken	19 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	108 yd
Greek Food Acropolis	17 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	108 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Top Express Uk	10 Cross Church Street, Huddersfield	69 yd
HUA LONG	Hua Long, 3-5 Wood Street	181 yd
Supersam	31-33 John William Street, Huddersfield	251 yd
Sainsburys	Southgate, Huddersfield	285 yd
Sainsburys	22-24 Market Street, Huddersfield	370 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Huddersfield Methodist Mission 3-13 3-13 LORD STREET		112 yd
Reviva Health Club For Women (Huddersfield) (Closed) King Street	health and fitness suite	207 yd
Huddersfield Sports Centre (Closed) Southgate	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	296 yd
University Of Huddersfield Sports Centre (Closed) Queensgate	health and fitness suite, squash courts	319 yd
Team Hud QUEENSGATE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	387 yd
St Patricks Catholic Centre TRINITY STREET		496 yd
New North Road Baptist Church New North Parade		536 yd
Iqsa Aspley House FIRTH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	612 yd
Huddersfield Leisure Centre HUDDERSFIELD LEISURE CENTRE HUDDERSFIELD LEISURE CENTRE SPRING GROVE STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	706 yd
Sikh Leisure Centre PROSPECT STREET	health and fitness suite	752 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	100.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of HD1 1QL