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Thinking of living at HD1 6DZ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkby Junior School | Primary | 350 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Brambles Primary Academy | Primary | 500 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Birkby Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| North Huddersfield Trust School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 35.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Netherhall Learning Campus High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Royds Hall, A Share Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 9.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| ES Independent School Kirklees | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| The Mount School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Barraclough Hall School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
Every primary near HD1 6DZ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Hillhouse & Birkby Crown Green Bowls Club | 520 m | 36 |
| Tennis | Huddersfield Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 750 m | 12 |
| Golf | Golf Direct | 710 m | 10 |
| Cricket | Romida Cricket | 700 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Huddersfield Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 7 |
| Football | HTAFCmegastore | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Squash | Huddersfield Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 750 m | 3 |
| Climbing | Freeklime | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Leeds Road Sports Complex | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Basketball | 1 Hoop Basketball area | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | St. Thomas's | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Student Central | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Huddersfield Leisure Centre | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Smile Bar & Venue | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | UK Superbowl | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Tru Gym Ltd | 1.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Huddersfield, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 3.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Whitehouse Lane, 150 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 328, 254, 384, 363); 50 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
48% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Birkby Junior School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is North Huddersfield Trust School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 35.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moor End Academy (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (9.3 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (9.3 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 150 m away, with Fartown Newsagents closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Croft Medical Centre (550 m), with Live Well Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Ali's Barbers is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, 2.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 85% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 76% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 81 restaurants and cafés and 30 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Charmaines Carribean Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Magic Rock Tap Room and Brewery the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (58 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 436 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 38% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Huddersfield Town Centre).
There are 213 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 7% detached houses.
50 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 112 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Norman Park, 750 m away; for exercise, The Gym Group (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 25 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Many neighbours rent: 35% of households rent privately and 30% socially.
It's young: 26% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 19% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of Huddersfield, 1.3 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.