# HX2 8HZ: area report for a postcode in Calderdale

HX2 8HZ 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 8HZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) › [HX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2) › [HX2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **55 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Calderdale 005A: 238 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **Halifax, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **No property in HX2 8HZ 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=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Calderdale 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **£191,385 average price**: For the whole of Calderdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HX2 8HZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **Low road and rail noise at HX2 8HZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **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=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbey Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-park-academy-e140172) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ash Green Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ash-green-community-primary-school-e107534) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-malachys-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141480) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Whitley AP Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-whitley-ap-academy-e146204) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Trinity Academy Whitehill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-whitehill-e136547) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dean Field Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-field-community-primary-school-e145400) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorside-community-primary-school-e134659) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The North Halifax Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-north-halifax-grammar-school-e136788) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 69.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2024 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £127,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2023 | £144,300 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2025 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY (450 m)
- Pharmacies: MEDSEXPRESS PHARMACY (220 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (450 m); MIXENDEN PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: WHITEHILL HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Ovenden Halifax (70 m, Morrisons)

## 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.8** (2025). Calderdale 005A has a deprivation score of 46.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,977th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £139,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Calderdale 005A was £139,500 in 2025. Joint 1,782nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,556** (2021). Calderdale 005A had 1,556 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,451st 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: 84.6%** (January 2026). In Calderdale 005A, 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.

## 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: 53.7503, -1.8953

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=-1.8953,53.7503,HX28HZ

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