# HX3 5NJ: area report for a postcode in Calderdale

HX3 5NJ 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 HX3 5NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) › [HX3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3) › [HX3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Calderdale 005E: 159 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **Halifax, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **No property in HX3 5NJ 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=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Calderdale 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **£191,385 average price**: For the whole of Calderdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HX3 5NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **Low road and rail noise at HX3 5NJ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **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=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lee Mount Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lee-mount-academy-e149545) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 61% 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 | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | 77% 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 (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorside Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorside-community-primary-school-e134659) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-pellon-cofe-vc-primary-school-e107535) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [Broadwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadwood-school-e131960) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ling-bob-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e107497) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £96,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £131,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (790 m); PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: OVENDEN PHARMACY (790 m); SANDBEDS PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: BEECHWOOD COMMUNITY (790 m); MOORSIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ovenden Esso Express (730 m, Tesco)

## 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 58.8** (2025). Calderdale 005E has a deprivation score of 58.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,107th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,396** (2021). Calderdale 005E had 1,396 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,032nd least 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Calderdale 005E, 97.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.6%** (August 2026). In Calderdale 005E, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## HX3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HX3 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,150** (2021). HX3 had 46,150 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 283rd 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in HX3 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In HX3, 92.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale)
- Centre: 53.7368, -1.8861

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=-1.8861,53.7368,HX35NJ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-5nj.

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