Ashbrow is a ward of Kirklees to the north of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It sits on the edge of the urban area with a mix of suburban streets, council housing and pockets of green belt, offering views across to the Pennines and easy road links onto the M62 commuter corridor.
The area carries echoes of the region’s industrial past with Victorian terraces and former mill communities alongside more recent housing and regeneration efforts. Local life is centred on schools, community centres, small parades of shops and parks, and the ward has a mixed socio‑economic profile with active neighbourhood groups working on improvement and community cohesion. Nearby regional centres such as Leeds and Bradford remain important for employment and services.
Postcode districts covering Ashbrow
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 23.1 miles
- Sheffield 24.7 miles
- Leeds 12.8 miles
- Bradford 7.9 miles
- Oldham 16.3 miles
- Burnley 21 miles
- Huddersfield 1.9 miles
- Stockport 24.1 miles
- Salford 24.5 miles
- Rotherham 23.8 miles
- Wakefield 11 miles
- Rochdale 16.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rastrick Ward 1.1 miles
- Dalton Ward 1.6 miles
- Greenhead Ward 1.7 miles
- Huddersfield Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Brighouse Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Kirkheaton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Lindley Ward 2.5 miles
- Moor Top Built-up area 3 miles
- Newsome Ward 3 miles
- Mirfield Built-up area 3 miles
- Almondbury Ward 3.2 miles
- Elland Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Ashbrow
HD2 1DQ, HD6 3TU, HD2 1AT, HD2 1AY, HD2 1TP, HD2 2NU, HD2 1LL, HD2 1QG, HD2 1ZG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14 miles
- Manchester Airport 30.2 miles
- Deighton Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Brighouse Railway Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Ashbrow Ad
- Manor House Lindley 5 2.2 miles
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 2 miles
- The Cambridge Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- Woodsome Hall Golf Club Dormy House 3.9 miles
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 5.8 miles
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 4 1.7 miles
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 2.1 miles
- Healds Hall Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Edgerton Hotel 3 1.8 miles
Schools in Ashbrow
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Fixby Junior and Infant School Primary
- North Huddersfield Trust School Secondary
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- St Thomas CE Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 1.5 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.1 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles
- The University of Bradford University 8 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 8 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 8.9 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 10.9 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 11.1 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 11.2 miles
- Outwood Library Library 11.3 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 11.5 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 12.5 miles