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Thinking of living at HD6 3PL? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Green Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Field Lane Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 18% met the expected standard |
| Fixby Junior and Infant School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Longroyde Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Old Earth Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| Rastrick High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| All Saints Catholic College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| North Huddersfield Trust School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 35.7 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pivot Academy | Independent | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 4 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Mount School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
| Barraclough Hall School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
Every primary near HD6 3PL, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Rastrick Bowling & Social Club | 850 m | 30 |
| Tennis | Rastrick Tennis Club | 330 m | 15 |
| Golf | Castlefields Golf Club | 1.0 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Rastrick Cricket Club | 280 m | 8 |
| Football | Carr Green Fields | 550 m | 6 |
| Swimming | Swimrite School of Swimming | 890 m | 6 |
| Climbing | Rokt Climbing Gym | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Water ski | Freeman's Cut | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Utopia Gymnastics | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Squash | Huddersfield Lawn Tennis And Squash Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Brooksbank Cycle Circuit | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Rastrick Bowling & Social Club | 850 m | 1 |
| Basketball | Bramston Street Basketball Court | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Crossfit | Defiance Fit | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Leeds Road Sports Complex | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | UK Superbowl | 3.6 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 Brighouse, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 388k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Garlick Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 563, C35); 21 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Carr Green Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Old Earth Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Rastrick High School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 49.9 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (5.7 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Supermarket, 600 m away, with B White Butchers closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rastrick Health Centre (600 m), with Rastrick Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, His & Her Styleworx is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, 3.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 3 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Rastrick Junior Football Club CIO is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Crow Bar And Kitchen the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 93 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 25 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 289 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rastrick Library Gardens, 500 m away; for exercise, Swimrite School of Swimming (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
21 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 nearest university is University of Huddersfield, 4.7 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.