HD8 8SZ
The median sold price for the postcode HD8 8SZ is around £192,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 115 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around HD8 8SZ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £175,000 – £625,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across HD8 8, last 24 months.
- Detached£400,000(135 sales)
- Terraced£211,000(110 sales)
- Semi-detached£248,475(100 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(3 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
HD8 8SZ median £192,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £202,350 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Kirklees neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Kirklees and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 97.6% of premises in HD8 8SZ, compared with 93.8% across Kirklees and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 91.1% of premises across Kirklees (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Kirklees | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 91.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 97.6% | 93.8% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.8% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 33% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Kirklees: more deprived than 29% of its 260 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment8of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (33%). Average Band D in Kirklees is £2,441.07 for 2026/27.
That is 2% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 700 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A24%
- Band B9%
- Band C13%
- Band D33%
- Band E9%
- Band F7%
- Band G6%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Denby Dale First and Nursery School0.6 miles (890 m)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Denby Dale First and Nursery School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Good
- Skelmanthorpe Academy0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, January 2020: GoodLater ungraded inspection, April 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Skelmanthorpe Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Scissett Middle School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, October 2019: GoodLater ungraded inspection, February 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Scissett Middle School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Shelley College, A Share Academy1.3 miles (2.1 km)Ofsted, December 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- Penistone Grammar School3.3 miles (5.4 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Penistone Grammar School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to HD8 8SZ is Denby Dale Rail Station, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away in a straight line. There are 4 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km)Denby Dale Rail Station
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)Shepley Rail Station
- 3.6 miles (5.8 km)Stocksmoor Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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