WATER STREET, HD1 4BB House Prices & Local Information

HD1 4BB is an up-and-coming urban area on Water Street, 0.4km from Huddersfield in Huddersfield. Administratively it sits within Newsome ward and the Huddersfield constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, HD1 4BB is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. During the day, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. A balanced community with an average age of 41 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 50% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 59% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Kirklees. Full-time employment stands at 18% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are high (275 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £52k, 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 HD1 4BB are sourced from Output Area E00056616 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.