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On Vale Close, in Almondbury & Waterloo
What it's like at HD5 8NG: every home that has sold on Vale Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Vale Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 6 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Vale CloseTerraced | Jan 2019 | £80,500 | 76 m² | £1,059/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13, Vale CloseTerraced | Apr 1998 | £31,000 | 71 m² | £437/m² | 1 |
| 14, Vale CloseTerraced | Aug 2021 | £122,000 | 70 m² | £1,743/m² | 5 |
| 16, Vale CloseTerraced | Dec 2003 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Vale CloseSemi-detached | May 2014 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Vale CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £122,500 | 87 m² | £1,408/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Huddersfield, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 3.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Almondbury Terminus, 100 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 372, 342); 18 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hill View Academy, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is King James's School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 48.5 · 14.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moor End Academy (4.4 km) and Holmfirth High School (6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (9.6 km) and The Crossley Heath School (12.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 150 m away; The Village Bakery And Cafe (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Almondbury Surgery (200 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Neu Hair Studio is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, 5.2 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Sôlt Kitchen Coffee Bar is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Radcliffe Arms the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 109 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 106 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Almondbury Recreation Ground, 200 m away; for exercise, Tru Gym (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 26 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is , 2.3 km away (TEF Gold).
32 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 59 and 61, Northgate | II | 100 m |
| Police Box on Roadside Next to Number 55 | II | 100 m |
| Cemetery Gates and Gate Piers | II | 100 m |
| 63 and 65, Northgate | II | 100 m |
| Ing Field House | II | 100 m |
| 55 and 55a, Northgate | II | 110 m |
| Thorpe Villa | II | 110 m |
| K6 Telephone Kiosk Adjacent to Number 90 | II | 120 m |
| 47-51, Northgate | II | 120 m |
| 91, Northgate | II | 120 m |
| 93-97, Northgate | II | 120 m |
| 99-103, Northgate | II | 130 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Huddersfield constituency: Harpreet Uppal MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 4,533 (11.3%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Green Party 26%, Conservative 16%, Reform UK 15%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HD5 8NG →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.5% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Kirklees since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 6 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Formby · about 76 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 58 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.