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Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown neighbourhood of Kirklees, England (ONS area Kirklees 029). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes HD1, HD2, HD5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HD1 6NJ.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, showing clear signs of gentrification

Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Kirklees (5 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £117,750 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Huddersfield, is about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 4.5 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£117,750

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +53% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.34; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 2.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£38,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

4.5 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (22,000 jobs in 2024 against 7,222 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown sits in Kirklees

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees
Average household income: 2nd lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Kirklees, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Kirklees, 1 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Resale prices
Recent price momentum
Household income
New-build activity
Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Huddersfield Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (770 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Liverpool Lime Street (about 71 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 43 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Birkby Junior School 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Netherhall Learning Campus High School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown

What is the typical house price in Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown?

£117,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +53% against 2017-2019.

How does Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown compare with the rest of Kirklees?

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 59 neighbourhoods in Kirklees.

Is Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.34; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown?

Huddersfield. Railway station, about a 10-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (770 m in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Liverpool Lime Street (about 71 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 43 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown?

Nearest state primary school. Birkby Junior School. 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Netherhall Learning Campus High School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.