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Thinking of living at HD8 8DJ? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepley First School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Shelley First School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Cumberworth CofE First School | Primary | 2.1 km | – |
| Shelley College, A Share Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 51.3 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kirkburton Middle School | Secondary | 3.3 km | – |
| Holmfirth High School | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 58.6 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Honley High School | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King James's School | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 14.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near HD8 8DJ, 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 | Shepley Crown Green Bowls Club | 480 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Shepley Cricket Club | 690 m | 11 |
| Tennis | Shelley College | 3.1 km | 7 |
| Football | Skelmanthorpe Football Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Holmfirth Swimming Pool | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Huddersfield Dragons Hockey Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Squash | Skelmanthorpe Savoy Squash Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Multi-Use Games Area | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Golf | Woodsome Hall Golf Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Fitness Suite | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Core Reform | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Core Reform | 4.9 km | 1 |
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 Shepley, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 62k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Huddersfield.
The nearest bus stop is Shepley Library, 250 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, D3, D2, KM1); 12 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Shepley First School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shelley College, A Share Academy, 3.1 km away; Attainment 8: 51.3 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Holmfirth High School (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (13.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co Opertative Food, 250 m away; Central England Co-operative (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shepley Primary Care (under 50 m), with Shepley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Copper Rose Beauty is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, 10 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
St Paul’s Church Hall is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Black Bull the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 28 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 35 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Sycamore Recreation Ground, 3.8 km away; for exercise, Oragyms (1.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 31 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 46 km.
20 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
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.