RIDGEWAY, HD5 9QW House Prices & Local Information

HD5 9QW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Ridgeway, 0.4km from Long Lane Bottom in Huddersfield. Administratively it sits within Dalton ward and the Huddersfield constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, HD5 9QW is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. By day, the area transitions to a non-metropolitan suburban areas character: white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. An average age of 40 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 56% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 41% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Kirklees. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £155k, 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 HD5 9QW are sourced from Output Area E00055891 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.