# HX2 7PZ: area report for a postcode in Calderdale

HX2 7PZ is a postcode in Calderdale.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Calderdale. Open the map at HX2 7PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) › [HX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2) › [HX2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Calderdale 014C: 75 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **Sowerby Bridge, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **No property in HX2 7PZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Calderdale 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **£191,385 average price**: For the whole of Calderdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HX2 7PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HX2 7PZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Warley Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warley-road-primary-academy-e146677) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Halifax Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-halifax-academy-e140326) | All-through | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bolton Brow Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-brow-primary-academy-e137392) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkinson Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkinson-lane-community-primary-school-e107487) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-sowerby-bridge-cofe-va-primary-school-e107554) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Compass Community School Willow Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-willow-park-e148059) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Calderdale College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calderdale-college-e130535) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mount Pellon Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pellon-primary-academy-e139270) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £58,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £137,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2023 | £99,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE (310 m); KING CROSS PRACTICE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: SPRING HALL PHARMACY (310 m); ASDA PHARMACY (690 m); KING CROSS PHARMACY (820 m); QUEENS ROAD PHARMACY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Halifax Rochdale Road Local (460 m, Sainsburys); Asda Halifax Superstore (770 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £191,385** (July 2026). Calderdale’s average house price was £191,385 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,989** (2025). Full-time workers living in Calderdale earned a median of £35,989 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.3×** (2025). A home in Calderdale costs 5.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.6** (2025). Calderdale has a deprivation score of 27.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 55th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Calderdale 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.0** (2025). Calderdale 014C has a deprivation score of 42.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,046th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £137,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Calderdale 014C was £137,000 in 2025. Joint 1,661st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,865** (2021). Calderdale 014C had 1,865 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,049th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Calderdale 014C, 94.9% 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.

## HX2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HX2 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,638** (2021). HX2 had 37,638 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 534th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in HX2 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.8%** (January 2026). In HX2, 90.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale)
- Centre: 53.7183, -1.8928

Council: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.8928,53.7183,HX27PZ

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