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Thinking of living at HD9 2RG? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Upperthong Junior and Infant School | Primary | 1000 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Scholes (Holmfirth) Junior & Infant School | Primary | 1.4 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| New Mill Infant School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| New Mill Junior School | Primary | 1.8 km | 49% met the expected standard |
| Holmfirth High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 58.6 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Honley High School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near HD9 2RG, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Holmfirth Cricket Club | 900 m | 8 |
| Bowls | Holmfirth Crown Green Bowls Club | 980 m | 5 |
| Tennis | Peak Padel Holmfirth | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Golf | The Golf Company | 400 m | 2 |
| Football | Wooldale Wanderers AFC | 960 m | 2 |
| Swimming | Holmfirth Pool And Fitness Centre | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Fitness Suite | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Underbank RUFC | 830 m | 1 |
| Pilates | Core Reform | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Core Reform | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Sailing club | Huddersfield Sailing Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Huddersfield Sailing Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Running | WODland | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Functional fitness | WODland | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Holmfirth Harriers Athletics Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Phoenix Squash & FItness Club | 4.3 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 Brockholes, a drive away (3.6 km), with 38k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Huddersfield.
The nearest bus stop is Phoenix Centre, 250 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 310, H7); 8 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is New Mill Junior School (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Holmfirth High School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 58.6 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 500 m away, with The Chocolate Box closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oaklands Health Centre (1.3 km), with Medicare Chemists the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Michael's Barber Shop is 350 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 35 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ten Fourteen is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Elephant And Castle Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 194 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 116 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Underbank RUFC (850 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 34 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 41 km.
34 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: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
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.