Annie Smith Way, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2GB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HD2 2GB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.1% 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	48.2%	53.1%	4.9%	51.0%	2.1%
Male	51.8%	46.9%	-4.9%	49.0%	-2.1%

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	52.2%	41.4%	-10.8%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	37.4%	45.1%	7.7%	44.2%	0.9%
Separated	0.5%	2.8%	2.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	6%	6%	0.0%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	3.8%	4.7%	0.9%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	38.5%	52.5%	14.0%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	39.4%	29.3%	-10.1%	33.6%	-4.3%
Fair health	14.2%	13.1%	-1.1%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	6.6%	4.2%	-2.4%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	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	20.3%	18.9%	-1.4%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	9.4%	-2.7%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	10.4%	-6.1%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	3.8%	-0.6%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.8%	16%	1.2%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	29.7%	38.2%	8.5%	33.8%	4.4%
Other	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.2% 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	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.4%	5.4%	5.0%	3.1%	2.3%
Pakistani	41.2%	47.3%	6.1%	2.7%	44.6%
Other Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	2.7%	1.5%	-1.2%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	4%	2.7%	-1.3%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	45.6%	29.2%	-16.4%	81.4%	-52.2%
Arab	0%	5.4%	5.4%	0.6%	4.8%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.2% 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	76.5%	68.2%	-8.3%	83.2%	-15.0%
European Union	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	6.1%	-2.7%
Africa	3.5%	4.6%	1.1%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	15%	20.7%	5.7%	5.6%	15.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	1.3%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.1%	69%	-7.1%	83.2%	-14.2%
10+ Years	1.8%	24.4%	22.6%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	16.4%	0%	-16.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.5%	76.7%	7.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.8%	37.2%	-19.4%
Christian	20.2%	46.2%	-26.0%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	50.8%	6.5%	44.3%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Annie Smith Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Annie Smith Way was 83.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.5% lower than the Ashbrow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Annie Smith Way has the 40th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow and the 572nd highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 320.0%.

🔎 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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in HD2 2GB, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Annie Smith Way are based on 194 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 Annie Smith Way, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2GB

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD2 2GB

Average Price
£158,212

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£254,579

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£97,102

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Annie Smith Way

Average Price
£195,654

Semi-Detached
£265,531

Terraced
£258,280

Detached
£312,596

Flats/Maisonettes
£103,068

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Annie Smith WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
45 Annie Smith Way, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£72,000	2025-06-03	£74,400
105 Annie Smith Way, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2025-03-21	£237,420
77 Annie Smith Way, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2024-11-29	£266,355
15 Annie Smith Way, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£67,500	2024-11-06	£68,234
57 Annie Smith Way, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£92,000	2024-03-15	£96,927

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD2 2GB

Employment

HD2 2GB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in HD2 2GB 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	66
Self-Employed	28
Retired	27
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Manufacturing	18
Education	13
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	7
Construction	7
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkby Infant and Nursery School Blacker Road , Birkby HD1 5HQ	4out of 4	269 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy George Avenue , Birkby HD2 2BJ	- not rated	582 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Junior School Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE	3out of 4	733 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brambles Primary Academy Cambridge Road , HD1 5BU	- not rated	743 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School Bow Street , HD1 4BJ	4out of 4	1,830 yd	Community school	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	2,033 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	3out of 4	2,607 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT	3out of 4	2,890 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Salendine Nook High School Academy New Hey Road , HD3 4GN	3out of 4	3,117 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moor End Academy Dryclough Road , Crosland Moor HD4 5JA	4out of 4	3,694 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	1,380 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	2,124 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	3,251 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	2,365 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	783 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN	- not rated	1,399 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield Grammar School Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX	- not rated	1,926 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Huddersfield Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH	- not rated	2,135 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodley School and College Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE	3out of 4	2,971 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sher I Akbar	80 Blacker Road, Birkby	134 yd
Vajrapnai KMC	Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre, Wheathouse Terrace	140 yd
Time for Lunch	Time 4 Lunch, 162-164 Blacker Road	189 yd
Multans Street Food	2 Blacker Road, Birkby	238 yd
Jus Chicken	31 Blacker Road, Birkby	259 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Spink's Nest	178 Blacker Road, Birkby	319 yd
Lamb Inn	115 Halifax Old Road, Birkby	500 yd
Magic Rock Tap Room and Brewery	Magic Rock Tap Room, Willow Park Business Centre	507 yd
Oakfield Tennis And Bowling Club	Beechfield Road, Birkby	560 yd
Huddersfield Lawn Tennis And Squash Club	Cemetery Road, Edgerton	599 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ranchos	94 Blacker Road, Birkby	134 yd
Pepper's Grill and Pizza Bar	Peppers, 98 St John's Road	189 yd
Awaises	96 St John's Road, Birkby	236 yd
The Great Wall	115 St John's Road, Birkby	236 yd
Dale Bakery	139 St John's Road, Birkby	236 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	Aldi Unit 4, Huddersfield Retail Park		725 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oakfield Tennis And Bowling Club ELMFIELD ROAD	tennis courts	497 yd
Huddersfield Lawn Tennis And Squash Club CEMETERY ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	603 yd
The Gym (Huddersfield) THE RINGWAY CENTRE THE RINGWAY CENTRE BECK ROAD	health and fitness suite	661 yd
Greenhead College Sports Field CLARE HILL	grass pitches	669 yd
St Patrick'S Catholic Primary School GEORGE AVENUE	grass pitches	680 yd
Fartown Arena SPAINES ROAD	grass pitches	741 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	75.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	67.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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