Postcode HD8 9SY is located in a rural hamlet, within the Denby Dale ward of Kirklees in the Yorkshire and The Humber region, and forms part of the Emley & Skelmanthorpe area. It has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 45.3 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 60% below the Yorkshire and The Humber average of 113 per 1,000. The average income per household in Emley & Skelmanthorpe is £49,726 per year. The nearest station is Shepley, about 2.8 miles away. There are 1 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Emley & Skelmanthorpe has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 26,991 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the bottom 18% least deprived areas in England.
Emley & Skelmanthorpe has a low crime rate, with approximately 45.3 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 2.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 9.9% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Emley & Skelmanthorpe is £49,726 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near HD8 9SY.
Emley & Skelmanthorpe near HD8 9SY has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Shepley located about 2.8 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 272 recent sales, the median property price is £275,000 (about £279 per square foot) in Denby Dale area, with individual transactions ranging from £77,500 up to £905,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 107 | £395,000 | £305 |
| Semi-Detached | 76 | £246,975 | £278 |
| Terraced | 85 | £208,500 | £257 |
| Flats | 4 | £129,000 | £204 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £269,000 | £77,500 | £162,000 | £139,950 |
| 2017 | £295,000 | £114,000 | £170,000 | £139,000 |
| 2018 | £314,998 | £118,000 | £167,500 | £145,000 |
| 2019 | £285,000 | £102,475 | £176,250 | £143,000 |
| 2020 | £324,950 | £115,000 | £190,000 | £163,538 |
| 2021 | £350,000 | £117,500 | £210,000 | £173,500 |
| 2022 | £367,500 | £127,500 | £243,725 | £192,475 |
| 2023 | £379,975 | £125,000 | £235,000 | £196,000 |
| 2024 | £339,975 | £130,000 | £235,000 | £186,000 |
| 2025 | £395,750 | £87,000 | £249,975 | £209,250 |
| 2026 | £390,000 | £132,500 | £252,500 | £198,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £205 | £175 | £187 | £174 |
| 2017 | £234 | £173 | £207 | £180 |
| 2018 | £235 | £173 | £211 | £185 |
| 2019 | £248 | £145 | £216 | £179 |
| 2020 | £244 | £170 | £211 | £201 |
| 2021 | £256 | £185 | £234 | £229 |
| 2022 | £289 | £195 | £283 | £242 |
| 2023 | £305 | £194 | £271 | £250 |
| 2024 | £314 | £170 | £281 | £241 |
| 2025 | £312 | £197 | £288 | £253 |
| 2026 | £302 | £266 | £277 | £267 |
There were 6 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near HD8 9SY.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | 22, Springfield Terrace, Huddersfield, HD8 9SX | Terraced | Freehold | £92,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 5, Springfield Terrace, Huddersfield, HD8 9SX | Terraced | Freehold | £210,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 13, Springfield Terrace, Huddersfield, HD8 9SX | Terraced | Freehold | £210,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Broomfield Farm, Stringer House Lane, Huddersfield, HD8 9SU | Other | Freehold | £950,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Mouse House, Stringer House Lane, Huddersfield, HD8 9SU | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £164,638 |
Annual council tax rates for Kirklees district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for HD8 9SY, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Timothy Vincent Bamford
Denby Dale - Elected 2 May 2024
Jade Botterill
Ossett and Denby Dale - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around HD8 9SY records about 45 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole the rate is about 113 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order.
The median sale price around HD8 9SY in Emley & Skelmanthorpe is £275,000 (about £279 per square foot) based on 272 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There is 1 school close to HD8 9SY, including Emley First School (Outstanding). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
HD8 9SY scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 26,991 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Ossett and Denby Dale covering HD8 9SY is Jade Botterill (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Timothy Vincent Bamford (Conservative and Unionist Party).