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Thinking of living at HD9 7SQ? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mill Infant School | Primary | 400 m | – |
| New Mill Junior School | Primary | 650 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Netherthong Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 84% met the expected standard |
| Brockholes Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Primary | 1.7 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.8 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Holmfirth High School | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 58.6 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Honley High School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 50.6 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kirkburton Middle School | Secondary | 6.1 km | – |
| Fable House | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near HD9 7SQ, 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 | Thongsbridge Crown Green Bowls Club | 720 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Thongsbridge CC | 640 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Holmfirth Tennis Club | 400 m | 4 |
| Football | Wooldale Wanderers AFC | 920 m | 3 |
| Fitness | Fitness Suite | 750 m | 2 |
| Swimming | Holmfirth Swimming Pool | 780 m | 2 |
| Golf | The Golf Company | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Holmfirth Harriers Athletics Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Core Reform | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Core Reform | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Underbank RUFC | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Squash | Phoenix Squash & FItness Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Sailing club | Huddersfield Sailing Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Huddersfield Sailing Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Huddersfield Dragons Hockey Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Running | WODland | 4.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 38k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Huddersfield.
The nearest bus stop is Heys Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, 316, 314, 308); 33 departures an hour from the 23 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 New Mill Infant School, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
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, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 58.6 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Central England Cooperative, 400 m away; Central England Cooperative (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Elmwood Family Doctors (850 m), with Medicare Chemists the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Bridge Beauty Rooms is 700 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.
Hgc Snax is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Wooldale Arms the nearest pub (500 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 Sycamore Recreation Ground, 100 m away; for exercise, Fitness Suite (750 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.
28 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.