Croft Street, Huddersfield, HD1 4UH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HD1 4UH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	49.6%	49.1%	-0.5%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	50.4%	50.9%	0.5%	49.0%	1.9%

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 4UH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.3% 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	29.8%	45.3%	15.5%	37.9%	7.4%
Married: Opposite sex	53.1%	44.9%	-8.2%	44.2%	0.7%
Separated	3.5%	2.1%	-1.4%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	9.3%	4.2%	-5.1%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	6.1%	-2.6%

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	48%	48.8%	0.8%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	36%	32.5%	-3.5%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	11%	13%	2.0%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	4.2%	4.3%	0.1%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	1.2%	0.3%

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 4UH this area, 31.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35.3%	31.4%	-3.9%	18.2%	13.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.1%	13.6%	-1.5%	9.6%	4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	15.3%	-0.6%	13.4%	1.9%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.9%	2.6%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.4%	12.5%	7.1%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	17.8%	19.9%	2.1%	33.8%	-13.9%
Other	8.1%	2.4%	-5.7%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26% 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	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	53.8%	54.5%	0.7%	2.7%	51.8%
Other Asian	2.6%	5%	2.4%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	36.5%	26%	-10.5%	81.4%	-55.4%
Arab	0.8%	4.5%	3.7%	0.6%	3.9%
Other	0.8%	2.8%	2.0%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.7% 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	68.8%	68.7%	-0.1%	83.2%	-14.5%
European Union	2.6%	2.2%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.9%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	25.7%	26.3%	0.6%	5.6%	20.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.5%	69.1%	0.6%	83.2%	-14.1%
10+ Years	0.8%	19.7%	18.9%	9.8%	9.9%
5-10 Years	5%	6.5%	1.5%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	5.5%	3.5%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	20.2%	1.2%	-19.0%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.6%	76.7%	0.9%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
North Africa	3%	0.1%	2.9%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
No passport held	13.4%	13.5%	-0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.2%	37.2%	-17.0%
Christian	11.2%	46.2%	-35.0%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	61.1%	6.5%	54.6%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Croft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Croft Street was 166.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 98.3% higher than the Golcar average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Croft Street has the 16th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Golcar and the 193rd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 91.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.4%.

🔎 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 4UH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Croft Street are based on 2 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 Croft Street, Huddersfield, HD1 4UH

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD1 4UH

Average Price
£92,671

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£92,671

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Croft Street

Average Price
£95,504

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£95,504

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Croft Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Croft Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£72,000	2016-11-15	£111,142
4 Croft Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£49,000	2014-10-17	£79,866

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD1 4UH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HD1 4UH 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	62
Student (economically inactive)	46
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	43
Retired	27
Self-Employed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	17
Manufacturing	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Construction	5
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	2
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
Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School Heaton Road , Paddock HD1 4JJ	3out of 4	358 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reinwood Community Junior School Burfitts Road , Oakes HD3 4YL	3out of 4	1,008 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Reinwood Infant and Nursery School Burfitts Road , Oakes HD3 4YL	4out of 4	1,008 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oak CofE Primary School Dryclough Road , Corsland Moor HD4 5HX	2out of 4	1,182 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Crow Lane , Milnsbridge HD3 4QT	2out of 4	1,183 yd	Foundation school	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	1,631 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Salendine Nook High School Academy New Hey Road , HD3 4GN	3out of 4	2,078 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newsome Academy Castle Avenue , Newsome HD4 6JN	- not rated	2,819 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Colne Valley High School Gillroyd Lane , Linthwaite HD7 5SP	2out of 4	3,305 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	4,246 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	1,525 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	2,001 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	2,194 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	282 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	514 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN	- not rated	1,754 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mount School 3 Binham Road , Edgerton HD2 2AP	- not rated	1,916 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Huddersfield Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH	- not rated	2,609 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	2,937 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
Rootz Grill and Juice Bar	191 Church Street, Paddock	34 yd
The Cosy Bean	161B Church Street, Paddock	140 yd
Sals Desserts	160 Luck Lane, Paddock	285 yd
DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS HUDDERSFIELD (DASH)	Quakers House, Church Street	618 yd
Harlequins	154 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor	742 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paddock Institute And Conservative Club	Raven Street, Paddock	386 yd
Paddock Cricket And Bowling Club	Church Street, Paddock	447 yd
Foresters Hotel	31 Park Road West, Crosland Moor	564 yd
Crosland Moor Conservative Club	40 Park Road, Crosland Moor	725 yd
Crosland Moor Working Mens Club	170 Blackmoorfoot Road, Crosland Moor	742 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
O Grill Huddersfield	205-207 Church Street, Paddock	34 yd
Paddock Fish Bar	203 Church Street, Paddock	34 yd
Paddock Sandwich Shop	1 Lower Gate, Paddock	87 yd
Bunshine	Bun Shine, 3 Lower Gate	87 yd
Pop N Pizza	151 Church Street, Paddock	140 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co Operative Food	9 Park Road West, Crosland Moor	611 yd
Tesco Express	New Hey Road, Marsh	1,047 yd
The Co Operative Food	Westbourne Road, Marsh	1,062 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Paddock Cricket & Bowls Club WEST VIEW	grass pitches	233 yd
Royds Hall Sports Centre Luck Lane	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	363 yd
Royds Hall Community School (Closed) VICTORY AVENUE	grass pitches	390 yd
Huddersfield Grammar School LUCK LANE	grass pitches	546 yd
Douglas Avenue DOUGLAS AVENUE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE DOUGLAS AVENUE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE DOUGLAS AVENUE	grass pitches	617 yd
Maloney'S MARSH MILLS MARSH MILLS LUCK LANE	health and fitness suite	865 yd
Jj'S Fitness Fanatics (Closed) Union Mills Union Mills Tanyard Road	health and fitness suite	876 yd
Kane Academy HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HALL HOLY TRINITY CHURCH HALL ST JAMES'S ROAD	health and fitness suite	986 yd
David Brown Park Works Park Works Park Works Park Road		1,073 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	16.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	16.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	16.7%

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%

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