Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, HD2 1DL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HD2 1DL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	53.8%	2.2%	51.0%	2.8%
Male	48.4%	46.2%	-2.2%	49.0%	-2.8%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.4%	40.8%	-1.6%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	37%	40.8%	3.8%	44.2%	-3.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	4.1%	3.1%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	6.6%	9.2%	2.6%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	9.9%	5.1%	-4.8%	6.1%	-1.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.3%	43.4%	2.1%	48.4%	-5.0%
Good health	41.9%	37.1%	-4.8%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	11.8%	15.8%	4.0%	12.7%	3.1%
Bad health	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	2.2%	0.7%	-1.5%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	28.4%	21.9%	-6.5%	18.2%	3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	9.2%	-2.3%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	12%	-4.5%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	5.1%	1.4%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	20.2%	7.0%	16.9%	3.3%
Degree or Similar	17.7%	27.1%	9.4%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	9.1%	4.5%	-4.6%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.2% 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	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.9%
Indian	8.1%	4.1%	-4.0%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	9.3%	17.1%	7.8%	2.7%	14.4%
Other Asian	0.6%	7.2%	6.6%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	2.8%	7.7%	4.9%	2.5%	5.2%
Black Caribbean	14%	7.7%	-6.3%	1.0%	6.7%
Other Black	0%	3.6%	3.6%	0.5%	3.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	8.4%	6.3%	-2.1%	0.9%	5.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	53.4%	41.2%	-12.2%	81.4%	-40.2%
Arab	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65% 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	73.3%	65%	-8.3%	83.2%	-18.2%
European Union	7.5%	8.3%	0.8%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	2.5%	7.3%	4.8%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.9%	12.7%	1.8%	5.6%	7.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	3.9%	-0.8%	1.3%	2.6%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.7%	65%	-7.7%	83.2%	-18.2%
10+ Years	3.1%	20%	16.9%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	5.6%	5.6%	0.0%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	5.6%	4.6%	-1.0%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	13%	4.9%	-8.1%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.5%	76.7%	-8.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	5.1%	1.3%	3.8%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
Central and Western Africa	5.4%	0.3%	5.1%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	4.6%	1.2%	3.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	11.2%	13.5%	-2.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.6%	37.2%	-14.6%
Christian	32.6%	46.2%	-13.6%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	32.8%	6.5%	26.3%
Sikh	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Woodhouse Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodhouse Hill was 147.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.3% higher than the Ashbrow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Woodhouse Hill has the 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow and the 236th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 74.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.3%.

🔎 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 1DL, 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 Woodhouse Hill are based on 74 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 Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, HD2 1DL

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD2 1DL

Average Price
£227,162

Semi-Detached
£167,862

Terraced
£115,998

Detached
£174,186

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£974,325

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodhouse Hill

Average Price
£238,556

Semi-Detached
£166,828

Terraced
£125,695

Detached
£291,183

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£849,309

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodhouse HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2025-05-16	£124,110
37 Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2023-08-31	£138,790
49 Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2023-04-06	£90,583
20 Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2022-11-24	£135,799
57 Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£164,500	2022-10-28	£179,963

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD2 1DL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HD2 1DL 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	110
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	35
Looking after home or family	24
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	18
Self-Employed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Manufacturing	20
Human health and social work activities	17
Transport and storage	12
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Other	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornton Lodge Nursery School 128a Yews Hill Road , Lockwood HD1 3SP	- not rated	3,924 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashbrow School Ash Meadow Close , Sheepridge HD2 1EX	- not rated	600 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse CofE (Aided) Infant and Nursery School Chestnut Street , Sheepridge HD2 1HJ	- not rated	602 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashbrow Junior School Ash Meadow Close , Sheepridge HD2 1EX	- not rated	625 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Junior School Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE	3out of 4	1,054 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Bradley Boulevard , Sheepridge HD2 1EA	3out of 4	1,070 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fartown High School Woodhouse Hall Road , Fartown HD2 1DJ	- not rated	363 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	363 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Deighton High School Deighton Road , Deighton HD2 1JP	- not rated	1,231 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
All Saints Catholic College Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT	3out of 4	1,552 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	2out of 4	1,660 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Battyeford CofE (Controlled) Middle School Nab Lane , WF14 9QH	- not rated	5,169 yd	Voluntary controlled school	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	2,641 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	3,028 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	4,865 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Almondbury Community School Fernside Avenue , Almondbury HD5 8PQ	- not rated	3,846 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royds Hall Community School Luck Lane , Paddock HD3 4HA	- not rated	4,014 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pivot Academy Technology House, Alexandra Court , HD2 1GN	- not rated	1,829 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highfields School Cemetery Road , Edgerton HD1 5NF	- not rated	2,023 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamia Girls' High School Highfields Road , HD1 5NG	- not rated	2,076 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Rathbone Choices 10 Highfield Road , HD1 5LP	- not rated	2,179 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Directions College Aspley Business Park , Lincoln Street HD1 6RX	- not rated	2,207 yd	Other independent school	No	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	656 yd
Extreme Conditioning/Extreme Kitchen	Unit 8, Field Mills	691 yd
Ma Bakers	297 Bradford Road, Fartown	716 yd
Shama Balti Indian Restaurant/Flint Street	Shama Balti, 274 Bradford Road	785 yd
Rammys cafe	33 Alder Street, Fartown	816 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Harp Inn	305 Bradford Road, Fartown	716 yd
Railway Inn	270-272 Bradford Road, Fartown	890 yd
Bradley Mills Cricket And Bowling Club	Barr Street, Huddersfield	958 yd
The Peacock	392 Leeds Road, Huddersfield	1,041 yd
Cowcliffe Liberal Club	Cowcliffe And Netheroyd Hill Liberal Club, 181 Netheroyd Hill Road	1,083 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lions Kitchen Takeaway	105 Fartown Green Road, Fartown	365 yd
Wan's Chinese Take Away	Wan Chinese Take Away, 33 Sheepridge Road	514 yd
Woodhouse Top Taste	13 Sheepridge Road, Sheepridge	514 yd
Mega Chippy	77 Sheepridge Road, Sheepridge	624 yd
Downtown	312 Bradford Road, Fartown	633 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asda	Bradford Road, Fixby		910 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
North Huddersfield Trust School WOODHOUSE HALL ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts	362 yd
Fartown Village Hall Ballroyd Road		373 yd
Leeds Road Playing Field OLD FIELDHOUSE LANE	grass pitches	675 yd
Northfield Hall Norfolk Avenue	grass pitches	831 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	839 yd
Bradley Mills Cricket And Bowling Club BRADLEY MILLS CRICKET AND BOWLING CLUB BRADLEY MILLS CRICKET AND BOWLING CLUB BARR STREET	grass pitches	870 yd
Fartown Arena SPAINES ROAD	grass pitches	872 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	158.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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