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 miles37.2 km
- Sheffield 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Leeds 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Bradford 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Oldham 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Burnley 21 miles33.7 km
- Huddersfield 1.9 miles3 km
- Stockport 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Salford 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Rotherham 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Wakefield 11 miles17.6 km
- Rochdale 16.8 miles27 km
Neighbouring places
- Rastrick Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Dalton Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Greenhead Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Huddersfield Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Brighouse Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Kirkheaton Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Lindley Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Moor Top Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Newsome Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Mirfield Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Almondbury Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Elland Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Ashbrow
HD2 2HT, HD2 1QU, HD2 1AA, HD2 2HR, HD2 2FQ, HD2 2LJ, HD2 2HP, HD2 1TF, HD6 3QR … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14 miles22.5 km
- Manchester Airport 30.2 miles48.7 km
- Deighton Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Brighouse Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
Hotels near Ashbrow Ad
- Manor House Lindley 5 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 2 miles3.3 km
- Woodsome Hall Golf Club Dormy House 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Cambridge Hotel 3 1.6 miles2.7 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Holiday Inn Leeds Brighouse 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Healds Hall Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.2 km
- The Foxglove by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
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 miles2.4 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The University of Bradford University 8 miles12.9 km
- National Media Museum Museum 8 miles12.9 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Elland Road Stadium 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 11.2 miles18 km
- Outwood Library Library 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km