Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2RW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HD2 2RW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% 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	45.5%	47.1%	1.6%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	54.5%	52.9%	-1.6%	49.0%	3.9%

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 HD2 2RW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.8% 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	44.2%	55.8%	11.6%	37.9%	17.9%
Married: Opposite sex	39.7%	34.9%	-4.8%	44.2%	-9.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.8%	1.8%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	9.9%	4.2%	-5.7%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	6.1%	-4.3%

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	50.4%	45.9%	-4.5%	48.4%	-2.5%
Good health	28%	33.9%	5.9%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	14.1%	14.4%	0.3%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	6.3%	4.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 2RW this area, 33.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.2%	33.1%	4.9%	18.2%	14.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	9.7%	-2.2%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	7.6%	-3.0%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	12.3%	-0.5%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	22.4%	30.5%	8.1%	33.8%	-3.3%
Other	12.2%	2.9%	-9.3%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 23.6% 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	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	44.5%	44%	-0.5%	2.7%	41.3%
Other Asian	4.6%	3.6%	-1.0%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	0.5%	7.3%	6.8%	2.5%	4.8%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	3.6%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.7%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	33.1%	23.6%	-9.5%	81.4%	-57.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	1.7%	3.6%	1.9%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% 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	61.6%	57%	-4.6%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	5.1%	13.4%	8.3%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.5%	3.8%	3.3%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	30.4%	24.9%	-5.5%	5.6%	19.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.6%	57.7%	-3.9%	83.2%	-25.5%
10+ Years	9.2%	19.4%	10.2%	9.8%	9.6%
5-10 Years	3.6%	7.4%	3.8%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	7.8%	7.2%	-0.6%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	17.8%	8.3%	-9.5%	1.9%	6.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.1%	76.7%	-10.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Spain	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	6.2%	1.5%	4.7%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.4%	37.2%	-22.8%
Christian	23.5%	46.2%	-22.7%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	45.6%	6.5%	39.1%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	13.1%	6.0%	7.1%

Safety

Is Halifax Old Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Halifax Old Road was 203.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 102.3% higher than the Ashbrow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Halifax Old Road has the 14th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow and the 125th highest crime rate of 1,332 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 118.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.5%.

🔎 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 2RW, 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 Halifax Old Road are based on 251 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 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, HD2 2RW

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD2 2RW

Average Price
£276,902

Semi-Detached
£310,310

Terraced
£277,035

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£208,892

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Halifax Old Road

Average Price
£239,229

Semi-Detached
£269,944

Terraced
£176,084

Detached
£476,771

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,363

Other
£192,881

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Halifax Old Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
122 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£489,020	2023-12-20	£534,236
118 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£163,000	2023-08-31	£180,982
120 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£155,000	2020-07-14	£218,812
159 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2018-09-14	£197,893
163 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£145,000	2009-07-16	£255,855

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD2 2RW

Employment

HD2 2RW area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in HD2 2RW 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	76
Part-Time Employee	42
Looking after home or family	40
Student (economically inactive)	34
Other	29
Unemployed	29
Retired	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Self-Employed	16

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	23
Education	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	18
Transport and storage	16
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,950 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Birkby Junior School Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE	3out of 4	241 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Infant and Nursery School Blacker Road , Birkby HD1 5HQ	4out of 4	581 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brambles Primary Academy Cambridge Road , HD1 5BU	3out of 4	995 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Huddersfield George Avenue , Birkby HD2 2BJ	- not rated	1,135 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy George Avenue , Birkby HD2 2BJ	3out of 4	1,135 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,483 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Huddersfield Trust School Woodhouse Hall Road , HD2 1DJ	3out of 4	1,483 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	2out of 4	2,141 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Deighton High School Deighton Road , Deighton HD2 1JP	- not rated	2,371 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
All Saints Catholic College Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT	3out of 4	2,454 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,651 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	2,248 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	3,796 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 Community School Luck Lane , Paddock HD3 4HA	- not rated	2,878 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Almondbury Community School Fernside Avenue , Almondbury HD5 8PQ	- not rated	3,976 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highfields School Cemetery Road , Edgerton HD1 5NF	- not rated	940 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamia Girls' High School Highfields Road , HD1 5NG	- not rated	1,085 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Mountjoy House School 63 New North Road , HD1 5ND	- not rated	1,192 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rathbone Choices 10 Highfield Road , HD1 5LP	- not rated	1,255 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edgerton College 7 Edgerton Road , Edgerton HD1 5RA	- not rated	1,267 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
Jus Chicken	31 Blacker Road, Birkby	239 yd
Multans Street Food	2 Blacker Road, Birkby	242 yd
Vajrapnai KMC	Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre, Wheathouse Terrace	394 yd
Kellys Cafe	60C St John's Road, Birkby	426 yd
Sher I Akbar	80 Blacker Road, Birkby	440 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lamb Inn	115 Halifax Old Road, Birkby	221 yd
Magic Rock Tap Room and Brewery	Magic Rock Tap Room, Willow Park Business Centre	379 yd
Railway Inn	270-272 Bradford Road, Fartown	436 yd
Harp Inn	305 Bradford Road, Fartown	449 yd
The Spink's Nest	178 Blacker Road, Birkby	751 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peckish Breakfast	1 King Cliff Road, Birkby	137 yd
New Sanams Ltd	3 Crescent Road, Birkby	167 yd
The Belgian Waffle Company	33 Blacker Road, Birkby	206 yd
Spicy Cottage	127 Halifax Old Road, Birkby	221 yd
Gravy's Carribean Flavours	Gravys Carribean Flavours, 125 Halifax Old Road	221 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Aldi Unit 4, Huddersfield Retail Park	673 yd
Food Warehouse	Unit 4, Great Northern Retail Park	1,000 yd
Poundland	Poundland Unit 2a, Great Northern Retail Park	1,005 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fartown Arena SPAINES ROAD	grass pitches	289 yd
The Gym (Huddersfield) THE RINGWAY CENTRE THE RINGWAY CENTRE BECK ROAD	health and fitness suite	641 yd
Fartown Village Hall Ballroyd Road		778 yd
Oakfield Tennis And Bowling Club ELMFIELD ROAD	tennis courts	819 yd
Greenhead College Sports Field CLARE HILL	grass pitches	850 yd
Huddersfield Lawn Tennis And Squash Club CEMETERY ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	942 yd
Bradley Mills Cricket And Bowling Club BRADLEY MILLS CRICKET AND BOWLING CLUB BRADLEY MILLS CRICKET AND BOWLING CLUB BARR STREET	grass pitches	1,091 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	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.8%

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	202.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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