Fartown Green Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1AF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HD2 1AF has a slightly higher male population, with 52% 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	50%	48%	-2.0%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	50%	52%	2.0%	49.0%	3.0%

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 HD2 1AF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.8% 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	42.6%	43.8%	1.2%	37.9%	5.9%
Married: Opposite sex	41.1%	39%	-2.1%	44.2%	-5.2%
Separated	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	5.2%	7.6%	2.4%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	5.6%	6%	0.4%	6.1%	-0.1%

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	36%	45.8%	9.8%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	38.7%	30.2%	-8.5%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	18%	15.3%	-2.7%	12.7%	2.6%
Bad health	6.7%	6.3%	-0.4%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	1.2%	1.2%

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 HD2 1AF this area, 38.2% 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	34.8%	38.2%	3.4%	18.2%	20.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	8.8%	-4.5%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	10.8%	0.1%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	12.4%	3.5%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	14.8%	19.9%	5.1%	33.8%	-13.9%
Other	15.6%	6.4%	-9.2%	2.8%	3.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.1% 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	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	15.9%	11.7%	-4.2%	3.1%	8.6%
Pakistani	18.8%	26.7%	7.9%	2.7%	24.0%
Other Asian	3%	6.9%	3.9%	1.6%	5.3%
Black African	0%	2.4%	2.4%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	10.2%	4.5%	-5.7%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.6%	3.3%	-2.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	37.4%	35.1%	-2.3%	81.4%	-46.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.4%	4.8%	2.4%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.1% 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	65.9%	54.1%	-11.8%	83.2%	-29.1%
European Union	5.1%	13.2%	8.1%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	21%	26.1%	5.1%	5.6%	20.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.2%	3.6%	-2.6%	1.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.9%	53.7%	-12.2%	83.2%	-29.5%
10+ Years	1.6%	25.7%	24.1%	9.8%	15.9%
5-10 Years	6.5%	5.1%	-1.4%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	5.6%	7.8%	2.2%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	20.4%	7.8%	-12.6%	1.9%	5.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.8%	76.7%	-18.9%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	6%	1.3%	4.7%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	6%	1.2%	4.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	20.1%	13.5%	6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.5%	37.2%	-17.7%
Christian	27.5%	46.2%	-18.7%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	32%	6.5%	25.5%
Sikh	11.4%	0.9%	10.5%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Fartown Green Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fartown Green Road was 117.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.4% higher than the Ashbrow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fartown Green Road has the 28th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow and the 352nd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -26.8%.

🔎 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. 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 HD2 1AF, 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 10/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Fartown Green Road are based on 106 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 Fartown Green Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1AF

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD2 1AF

Average Price
£123,076

Semi-Detached
£94,645

Terraced
£130,184

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fartown Green Road

Average Price
£109,777

Semi-Detached
£113,122

Terraced
£110,369

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£52,077

Other
£172,927

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fartown Green Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
89 Fartown Green Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£60,000	2025-08-15	£60,838
89 Fartown Green Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£59,995	2021-04-29	£76,325
65 Fartown Green Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£83,000	2020-12-18	£106,870
47 Fartown Green Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£84,000	2020-01-31	£116,649
65 Fartown Green Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	2019-07-01	£91,800

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD2 1AF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HD2 1AF 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	57
Part-Time Employee	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	31
Retired	28
Other	25
Student (economically inactive)	23
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	13
Self-Employed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Transport and storage	11
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Construction	4
Information and communication	2
Real estate activities	2
Other	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkby Junior School Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE	3out of 4	646 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ashbrow School Ash Meadow Close , Sheepridge HD2 1EX	3out of 4	874 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fixby Junior and Infant School Lightridge Road , Fixby HD2 2HB	3out of 4	1,247 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Infant and Nursery School Blacker Road , Birkby HD1 5HQ	4out of 4	1,281 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Bradley Boulevard , Sheepridge HD2 1EA	- not rated	1,448 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	791 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	3out of 4	1,806 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT	3out of 4	1,845 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rastrick High School Field Top Road , Rastrick HD6 3XB	3out of 4	4,116 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Salendine Nook High School Academy New Hey Road , HD3 4GN	3out of 4	4,310 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	2,262 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	2,724 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	4,441 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	3,584 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mount School 3 Binham Road , Edgerton HD2 2AP	- not rated	1,970 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN	- not rated	2,157 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Huddersfield Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH	- not rated	2,406 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodley School and College Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE	3out of 4	3,096 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield Grammar School Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX	- not rated	3,154 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
Sharans Deli	12 Spaines Road, Fartown	298 yd
Ma Bakers	297 Bradford Road, Fartown	351 yd
Shama Balti Indian Restaurant/Flint Street	Shama Balti, 274 Bradford Road	428 yd
Rammys cafe	33 Alder Street, Fartown	492 yd
Extreme Conditioning/Extreme Kitchen	Unit 8, Field Mills	760 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Harp Inn	305 Bradford Road, Fartown	351 yd
Railway Inn	270-272 Bradford Road, Fartown	540 yd
Lamb Inn	115 Halifax Old Road, Birkby	835 yd
Bradley Mills Cricket And Bowling Club	Barr Street, Huddersfield	855 yd
Cowcliffe Liberal Club	Cowcliffe And Netheroyd Hill Liberal Club, 181 Netheroyd Hill Road	938 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lions Kitchen Takeaway	105 Fartown Green Road, Fartown	1 yd
Downtown	312 Bradford Road, Fartown	268 yd
Dolopy	8C Spaines Road, Fartown	298 yd
Pizza Place	310 Bradford Road, Fartown	310 yd
Medina Bismillah	308 Bradford Road, Fartown	310 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fartown Village Hall Ballroyd Road		124 yd
Fartown Arena SPAINES ROAD	grass pitches	524 yd
North Huddersfield Trust School WOODHOUSE HALL ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts	703 yd
Bradley Mills Cricket And Bowling Club BRADLEY MILLS CRICKET AND BOWLING CLUB BRADLEY MILLS CRICKET AND BOWLING CLUB BARR STREET	grass pitches	733 yd
Leeds Road Playing Field OLD FIELDHOUSE LANE	grass pitches	941 yd
Huddersfield Town Fc (Canalside Sports Complex) CANALSIDE SPORTS COMPLEX CANALSIDE SPORTS COMPLEX LEEDS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,022 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	119.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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