Halifax Old Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2SN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HD2 2SN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	53.4%	49.8%	-3.6%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	46.6%	50.2%	3.6%	49.0%	1.2%

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	37.9%	37.6%	-0.3%	37.9%	-0.3%
Married: Opposite sex	48.9%	48.2%	-0.7%	44.2%	4.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	7.4%	7.3%	-0.1%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	6.1%	-2.2%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.9%	48.6%	-5.3%	48.4%	0.2%
Good health	33.6%	38.1%	4.5%	33.6%	4.5%
Fair health	9.5%	8.3%	-1.2%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	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	16.1%	14.7%	-1.4%	18.2%	-3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	6.3%	-2.1%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	14.1%	-0.4%	13.4%	0.7%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	15.3%	3.1%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	37.9%	41.7%	3.8%	33.8%	7.9%
Other	9.6%	4.5%	-5.1%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34% 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	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	7.1%	6.7%	-0.4%	3.1%	3.6%
Pakistani	34.3%	34.4%	0.1%	2.7%	31.7%
Other Asian	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	0.9%	1%	0.1%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	2.2%	-0.4%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	0.2%	4.5%	4.3%	0.8%	3.7%
White	43.3%	34%	-9.3%	81.4%	-47.4%
Arab	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	0.9%	4.8%	3.9%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 73.2% 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	76.4%	73.2%	-3.2%	83.2%	-10.0%
European Union	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.2%
Middle East and Asia	19.4%	22.3%	2.9%	5.6%	16.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.7%	73.6%	-2.1%	83.2%	-9.6%
10+ Years	2.4%	20.5%	18.1%	9.8%	10.7%
5-10 Years	4.5%	3.1%	-1.4%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	5.7%	2.1%	-3.6%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	11.8%	0.7%	-11.1%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84%	76.7%	7.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.6%	37.2%	-9.6%
Christian	24.5%	46.2%	-21.7%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	38.2%	6.5%	31.7%
Sikh	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Halifax Old Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Halifax Old Road was 84.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.6% lower than the Ashbrow average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Halifax Old Road has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Ashbrow and the 565th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 59.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.3%.

🔎 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. 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 2SN, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2 2SN

Estimated Average Property Prices for HD2 2SN

Average Price
£193,013

Semi-Detached
£177,086

Terraced
£159,104

Detached
£719,975

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£181,796

Estimated Average Property Prices for Halifax Old Road

Average Price
£238,283

Semi-Detached
£268,956

Terraced
£174,467

Detached
£477,675

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,319

Other
£192,693

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Halifax Old Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
256 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2023-11-10	£227,552
270 - 272 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£216,000	2022-08-03	£223,652
252 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2022-07-22	£188,908
232 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2022-02-11	£199,164
244 Halifax Old Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£131,000	2021-12-21	£144,255

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HD2 2SN

Employment

HD2 2SN area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in HD2 2SN 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	123
Part-Time Employee	51
Self-Employed	31
Looking after home or family	29
Retired	29
Student (economically inactive)	22
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	27
Education	27
Manufacturing	17
Construction	16
Financial and insurance activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	11
Transport and storage	10
Information and communication	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Real estate activities	4
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	1,009 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy George Avenue , Birkby HD2 2BJ	- not rated	1,020 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Birkby Junior School Mead Street , Fartown HD1 6HE	3out of 4	1,070 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fixby Junior and Infant School Lightridge Road , Fixby HD2 2HB	3out of 4	1,259 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brambles Primary Academy Cambridge Road , HD1 5BU	- not rated	1,494 yd	Free schools	No	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	1,934 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic College Specialist in Humanities Bradley Bar , HD2 2JT	3out of 4	2,395 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG	3out of 4	2,917 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Salendine Nook High School Academy New Hey Road , HD3 4GN	3out of 4	3,226 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rastrick High School Field Top Road , Rastrick HD6 3XB	3out of 4	3,901 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	2,128 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kirklees College Manchester Road , HD1 3LD	- not rated	2,872 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield New College New Hey Road , HD3 4GL	- not rated	3,350 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	2,877 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	1,016 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
ES Independent School Kirklees 20 Greenhead Road , Huddersfield HD1 4EN	- not rated	2,150 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Huddersfield Grammar School Royds Mount , Luck Lane HD1 4QX	- not rated	2,430 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highbury School Lower Edge Road , Rastrick HD6 3LD	4out of 4	2,801 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Huddersfield Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH	- not rated	2,834 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Vajrapnai KMC	Vajrapani Kadampa Meditation Centre, Wheathouse Terrace	621 yd
Multans Street Food	2 Blacker Road, Birkby	761 yd
Jus Chicken	31 Blacker Road, Birkby	792 yd
Sher I Akbar	80 Blacker Road, Birkby	859 yd
Time for Lunch	Time 4 Lunch, 162-164 Blacker Road	931 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oakfield Tennis And Bowling Club	Beechfield Road, Birkby	506 yd
Shepherds Arms	Cowcliffe Hill Road, Cowcliffe	585 yd
Cowcliffe Liberal Club	Cowcliffe And Netheroyd Hill Liberal Club, 181 Netheroyd Hill Road	586 yd
Lamb Inn	115 Halifax Old Road, Birkby	944 yd
Huddersfield Golf Club	Fixby Hall, Lightridge Road	1,009 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Garden	Shepherds Arms, Cowcliffe Hill Road	490 yd
New Sanams Ltd	3 Crescent Road, Birkby	714 yd
Sajan Sweet Centre And Takeaway	24-26 Blacker Road, Birkby	761 yd
The Belgian Waffle Company	33 Blacker Road, Birkby	774 yd
Salam Fried Chicken	35 Blacker Road, Birkby	792 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oakfield Tennis And Bowling Club ELMFIELD ROAD	tennis courts	546 yd
Fartown Arena SPAINES ROAD	grass pitches	751 yd
Huddersfield Golf Club Fixby Hall Fixby Hall	golf	1,020 yd
St Patrick'S Catholic Primary School GEORGE AVENUE	grass pitches	1,052 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	71.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	116.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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