High Street, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD1 4SJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HD1 4SJ is primarily male, with 53.5% of the population 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	46.4%	46.5%	0.1%	51.0%	-4.5%
Male	53.6%	53.5%	-0.1%	49.0%	4.5%

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 4SJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.3% 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	59.5%	61.3%	1.8%	37.9%	23.4%
Married: Opposite sex	20.8%	22.9%	2.1%	44.2%	-21.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.1%	2.4%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	10%	8.8%	-1.2%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	6.6%	3.7%	-2.9%	6.1%	-2.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47%	44%	-3.0%	48.4%	-4.4%
Good health	33.1%	38.1%	5.0%	33.6%	4.5%
Fair health	12.3%	13.4%	1.1%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	6.6%	3.6%	-3.0%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.7%	20.9%	-3.8%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	8.4%	-2.0%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	10.8%	-0.4%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3.7%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.3%	21.2%	6.9%	16.9%	4.3%
Degree or Similar	25.1%	33%	7.9%	33.8%	-0.8%
Other	12.4%	2%	-10.4%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.7% 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)
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	18%	17.6%	-0.4%	2.7%	14.9%
Other Asian	2.8%	1.1%	-1.7%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.4%	2.8%	-1.6%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	66.9%	59.7%	-7.2%	81.4%	-21.7%
Arab	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.6%	6.4%	5.8%	1.6%	4.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	67.9%	-3.4%	83.2%	-15.3%
European Union	10.7%	12.6%	1.9%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	2.2%	5.6%	3.4%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	15.1%	12.6%	-2.5%	5.6%	7.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.7%	68.5%	-1.2%	83.2%	-14.7%
10+ Years	3.8%	18%	14.2%	9.8%	8.2%
5-10 Years	9.1%	5.9%	-3.2%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	7.6%	4.2%	-3.4%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	9.8%	3.4%	-6.4%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70%	76.7%	-6.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	9.8%	1.3%	8.5%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	12.9%	13.5%	-0.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.7%	37.2%	-3.5%
Christian	31.2%	46.2%	-15.0%
Muslim	23.3%	6.5%	16.8%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 341.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 307.1% higher than the Golcar average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar and the 43rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 161.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -12.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in HD1 4SJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 High Street are based on 233 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 High Street, Paddock, Huddersfield, HD1 4SJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD1 4SJ

Average Price
£131,851

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£131,851

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£253,311

Semi-Detached
£307,503

Terraced
£196,607

Detached
£414,184

Flats/Maisonettes
£160,531

Other
£166,177

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 High Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£103,000	2023-06-23	£115,049
18 High Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£131,000	2022-06-08	£146,780
17 High Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£55,000	2019-07-19	£77,677
18 High Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2019-05-16	£151,667
18 High Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£89,500	2015-09-07	£139,553

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD1 4SJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HD1 4SJ 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

Full-Time Employee	106
Student (economically inactive)	40
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Self-Employed	19
Looking after home or family	17
Other	15
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	12
Transport and storage	12
Other	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Construction	5
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School Heaton Road , Paddock HD1 4JJ	3out of 4	391 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School Bow Street , HD1 4BJ	4out of 4	930 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mount Pleasant Primary School Mount Street , Lockwood HD1 3QP	3out of 4	1,199 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak CofE Primary School Dryclough Road , Corsland Moor HD4 5HX	2out of 4	1,336 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brambles Primary Academy Cambridge Road , HD1 5BU	- not rated	1,425 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moor End Academy Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA	4out of 4	1,700 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newsome Academy Castle Avenue , Newsome HD4 6JN	- not rated	2,396 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Salendine Nook High School Academy New Hey Road , HD3 4GN	3out of 4	2,705 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	3out of 4	3,604 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	3,754 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenhead College Greenhead Road , HD1 4ES	- not rated	882 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	1,280 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	2,830 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	981 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Huddersfield Grammar School Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX	- not rated	898 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN	- not rated	1,090 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mount School 3 Binham Road , Edgerton HD2 2AP	- not rated	1,848 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Huddersfield Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH	- not rated	1,888 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castle Hill: A Specialist College for Communication and Interaction Newsome Road South , Newsome HD4 6JL	4out of 4	2,470 yd	Academy special converter	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
ChickNstop	47 Market Street, Paddock	89 yd
DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS HUDDERSFIELD (DASH)	Quakers House, Church Street	106 yd
Continental Sports	Millgate, Paddock	178 yd
Aroma Restaurant and Grill	Spice Twenty One, 264 Manchester Road	306 yd
Zara's spice Ltd	Zara's Spice Ltd, 164 Manchester Road	515 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ship Inn	58 Market Street, Paddock	80 yd
Paddock Cricket And Bowling Club	Church Street, Paddock	283 yd
Paddock Institute And Conservative Club	Raven Street, Paddock	365 yd
The Bridge	159-161 Manchester Road, Longroyd Bridge	558 yd
Springwood Bowling Club	Springwood Avenue, Springwood	682 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Indiano Balti Pizza Palace	49 Market Street, Paddock	89 yd
Taste Buds Sandwich Shop	39 Market Street, Paddock	89 yd
Cluck N Crust	5 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor	450 yd
Atlantic Ocean	3 Mill Street, Crosland Moor	512 yd
Grill Bar 737	10 Thornton Lodge Road, Thornton Lodge	520 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co Operative Food	9 Park Road West, Crosland Moor		746 yd
The Co Operative Food	Westbourne Road, Marsh		1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Paddock Cricket & Bowls Club WEST VIEW	grass pitches	571 yd
Islamia Girl'S High School Thornton Lodge Road		571 yd
Greenhead College GREENHEAD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	810 yd
David Brown Park Works Park Works Park Works Park Road		846 yd
Huddersfield Grammar School LUCK LANE	grass pitches	998 yd
Kane Academy HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HALL HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HALL ST JAMES'S ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,001 yd
Royds Hall Sports Centre Luck Lane	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,029 yd
Huddersfield Weightlifting Club Garden Street		1,039 yd
Huddersfield Leisure Centre HUDDERSFIELD LEISURE CENTRE HUDDERSFIELD LEISURE CENTRE SPRING GROVE STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,042 yd
Jd Gyms (Huddersfield) JD SPORTS GYM JD SPORTS GYM ST THOMAS' ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,043 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	192.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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