The UK Postcode Database

HD8 8SW

a postcode in Kirklees

Introduced in January 1980
HD8 8SW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with HD8 8SW

Gilthwaites Crescent - 36 properties, USRN 19405735

Thorpes Avenue - 1 property, USRN 19405794

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 19413005

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5773 / 53°34'38"N

Longitude: -1.6485 / 1°38'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 589485 5937337

OS Easting: 423374

OS Northing: 409017

OS Grid: SE233090

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR JWX2.XD

Mapcode Global: WHCBH.NB6Y

Open Location Code: 9C5WH9G2+VJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93en28

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27969 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for HD8 8SW on Thursday 9 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:35
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:11
Sunset 21:34
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:25
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:48
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 22:04
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:04 to 04:20
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 15:36
Moon Rises 23:41

For a full sun and moon calendar for HD8 8SW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in HD8 8SW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 February 2023 2 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
25 March 2022 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
12 October 2021 29 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
30 October 2020 7 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £187,000
10 August 2018 37 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £180,500
3 July 2017 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
14 January 2015 33 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Detached Freehold £134,000
22 August 2008 23 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Detached Freehold £115,000
30 July 2007 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £154,950
22 July 2004 37 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £92,500
28 February 2003 37 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £65,597
5 October 2001 7 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £52,000
24 August 2001 20 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
27 April 2001 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £50,600
29 September 2000 3 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
12 November 1999 24 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £45,000
21 September 1999 2 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £38,250
26 July 1999 8 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £19,440
7 June 1996 1 Gilthwaites Crescent, Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8SW Semi-detached Freehold £37,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for HD8 8SW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Ossett and Denby Dale

MP

Jade Botterill Labour

Kirklees Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Denby Dale

Councillors

Will Simpson Labour

Timothy Bamford Conservative

Hannah McKerchar Labour

HD8 8SW also falls within the Civil Parish of Denby Dale, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for HD8 8SW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00056029 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011116 Kirklees 057E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002327 Kirklees 057 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000181 Denby Dale Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05001397 Denby Dale Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000034 Kirklees Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001418 Ossett and Denby Dale Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000010 West Yorkshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000219 Huddersfield Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33012109 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000062 Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2021 BEIS
E38000254 NHS Kirklees CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2021 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000054 NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000030 West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63008232 Denby Dale Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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