MOORSIDE AVENUE, HD4 5BJ House Prices & Local Information

HD4 5BJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Moorside Avenue, 0.2km from Paddock Brow in Huddersfield. Administratively it sits within Crosland Moor and Netherton ward and the Colne Valley constituency.

For renters and young professionals, HD4 5BJ offers a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. Outside of residential hours, ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. At 34 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 42% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 45% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Kirklees.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £110k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 HD4 5BJ are sourced from Output Area E00055879 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.