WESTGATE, HD1 1PB House Prices & Local Information

HD1 1PB is an up-and-coming urban area on Westgate, 0.2km from Huddersfield in Huddersfield. Administratively it sits within Dalton ward and the Huddersfield constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. During the day, urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 25) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 88% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 47% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Kirklees.

Safety: Crime rates are high (404 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for HD1 1PB are sourced from Output Area E00178672 (shared with 68 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.