# HX3

Postcode district covering Halifax and Hipperholme, in Calderdale.

HX3 is a postcode district covering Halifax and Hipperholme, in Calderdale. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 92.3 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code HX3. 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 HX3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HX3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in HX3 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=HX3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 733 homes were sold in HX3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HX3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HX3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HX3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HX3 had 46,150 usual residents at the census.

## How HX3 compares

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

| Measure | HX3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | 3rd most expensive | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2025 |
| Population | 46,150 | most populated | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.6% | 2nd highest | 7 postcode districts, HX · Jan 2026 |

## Is HX3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HX3 at a rate of 92.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.8 per 1,000 people across the HX postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 343 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HX3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,986), other crime (873) and anti-social behaviour (400).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HX3 was 107.8 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 HX3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HX3 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in HX3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Calderdale 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010931) | 1,421 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.0% |
| [Calderdale 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010932) | 1,551 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.4% |
| [Calderdale 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010933) | 1,675 | 56.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.3% |
| [Calderdale 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010935) | 1,402 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.0% |
| [Calderdale 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010936) | 2,017 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.6% |
| [Calderdale 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010937) | 1,499 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| [Calderdale 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010939) | 1,659 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| [Calderdale 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010944) | 1,396 | 158.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.4% |
| [Calderdale 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010938) | 1,523 | 160.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Calderdale 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010940) | 1,422 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Calderdale 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010943) | 1,474 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Calderdale 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010961) | 1,193 | 156.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Calderdale 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010934) | 1,955 | 95.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.3% |
| [Calderdale 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010967) | 1,514 | 180.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| [Calderdale 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01032923) | 2,129 | 184.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.7% |
| [Calderdale 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010906) | 1,427 | 21.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| [Calderdale 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010907) | 1,475 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.8% |
| [Calderdale 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010909) | 1,728 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.9% |
| [Calderdale 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010905) | 1,951 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| [Calderdale 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010910) | 1,319 | 115.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Calderdale 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010989) | 1,471 | 173.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.4% |
| [Calderdale 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010990) | 1,604 | 61.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| [Calderdale 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010991) | 1,423 | 93.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| [Calderdale 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010992) | 1,711 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.0% |
| [Calderdale 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010993) | 1,722 | 127.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.0% |
| [Calderdale 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010968) | 1,765 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.1% |
| [Calderdale 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010971) | 1,943 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.1% |
| [Calderdale 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010972) | 1,613 | 209.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% |
| [Calderdale 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010973) | 1,744 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.7% |

## Your MP

- [Halifax](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halifax): Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 80% of the people here.
- [Calder Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley): Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour), MP since July 2024. 19% of the people here.
- [Bradford South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-south): Judith Cummins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in HX3

[Central Halifax & Boothtown](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/central-halifax-and-boothtown), [Hipperholme](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/hipperholme), [Northowram & Shelf](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/northowram-and-shelf), [Ovenden East](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/ovenden-east), [Skircoat Green](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/skircoat-green), [Southowram & Siddal](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/southowram-and-siddal)

## Postcode sectors in HX3

[HX3 0 (248 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-0), [HX3 5 (200 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-5), [HX3 6 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-6), [HX3 7 (263 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-7), [HX3 8 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-8), [HX3 9 (235 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in HX3

[Brighouse](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brighouse), [Halifax](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halifax), [Shelf and Northowram](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shelf-and-northowram)

## Postcode districts next to HX3

[BD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd6), [BD12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd12), [BD13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd13), [HD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd6), [HX1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1), [HX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2), [HX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx4), [HX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5), [HX6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Halifax (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8536,53.7210), [Low Moor (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7534,53.7499), [Brighouse (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7794,53.6982)

## 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)

## HX3 in brief

HX3 is a postcode district covering Halifax and Hipperholme, in Calderdale.
About 46,898 people lived in HX3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 733 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HX3 was £200,000 in 2025.
HX3 had 46,150 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in HX3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HX3, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HX3
- 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: 33.84 km²
- People, mid-2024: 46,898*
- Neighbourhoods: 29
- Output areas: 153

* 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

[HD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd6), [HX1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx1), [HX2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx2), [BD13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd13), [BD12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd12), [HX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5)

## Latest updates for HX3

- 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/HX3

## How to cite

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