# HX1

Postcode district covering Halifax and King Cross, in Calderdale.

HX1 is a postcode district covering Halifax and King Cross, in Calderdale. Median sale price £112,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 235.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code HX1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HX1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £112,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HX1 was £112,500 in 2025. 19th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 25,535** (2021). HX1 had 25,535 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,142nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in HX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.6%** (January 2026). In HX1, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HX1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in HX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HX1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 208 homes were sold in HX1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HX1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HX1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HX1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HX1 had 25,535 usual residents at the census.

## How HX1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HX1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £112,500 | cheapest | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2025 |
| Population | 25,535 | 3rd most populated | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.6% | 2nd lowest | 7 postcode districts, HX · Jan 2026 |

## Is HX1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HX1 at a rate of 235.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.8 per 1,000 people across the HX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 599 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HX1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,416), other crime (1,252) and shoplifting (768).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HX1 was 237.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in HX1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HX1 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HX1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Calderdale 008G](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01034582) | 1,306 | 1,527.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 56.9% |
| [Calderdale 008H](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01034583) | 1,039 | 320.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 47.0% |
| [Calderdale 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010929) | 2,729 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.4% |
| [Calderdale 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01011000) | 2,413 | 98.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Calderdale 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010960) | 1,605 | 291.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Calderdale 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010964) | 1,614 | 199.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Calderdale 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010965) | 1,400 | 277.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| [Calderdale 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010966) | 1,737 | 112.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Calderdale 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010995) | 1,360 | 165.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.2% |
| [Calderdale 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010996) | 1,495 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.2% |
| [Calderdale 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01011001) | 1,687 | 85.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Calderdale 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01011002) | 1,865 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.9% |
| [Calderdale 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01011003) | 1,497 | 130.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Calderdale 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010969) | 1,760 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 72.8% |
| [Calderdale 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010970) | 2,027 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.9% |
| [Calderdale 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010974) | 1,516 | 189.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |

## Your MP

- [Halifax](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halifax): Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in HX1

[King Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/king-cross), [Pellon East](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/pellon-east), [Pellon West & Highroad Well](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/pellon-west-and-highroad-well), [Savile Park](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/savile-park)

## Postcode sectors in HX1

[HX1 1 (121 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1-1), [HX1 2 (207 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1-2), [HX1 3 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1-3), [HX1 4 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1-4), [HX1 5 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1-5), [HX1 9 (57 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1-9)

## Council

[Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale)

## Towns in HX1

[Halifax](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halifax)

## Postcode districts next to HX1

[HX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2), [HX3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3)

## Nearest rail stations

[Halifax (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8536,53.7210), [Sowerby Bridge (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.9070,53.7079)

## More in the HX postcode area

[All HX postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HX1 in brief

HX1 is a postcode district covering Halifax and King Cross, in Calderdale.
About 27,270 people lived in HX1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £112,500 in 2025 across 208 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 235.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HX1 was £112,500 in 2025.
HX1 had 25,535 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in HX1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HX1, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HX1
- Postcode area: [HX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx)
- Constituency: [Halifax †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halifax)
- Council: [Calderdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale)
- Area: 4.25 km²
- People, mid-2024: 27,270*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 73

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HX3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3), [HX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2)

## Latest updates for HX1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HX1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1