# HX4 8BQ: area report for a postcode in Calderdale

HX4 8BQ 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 HX4 8BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) › [HX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx4) › [HX4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Calderdale 026F: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **Sowerby Bridge, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **No property in HX4 8BQ 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=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Calderdale 026F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **£191,385 average price**: For the whole of Calderdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **97.1% can get gigabit broadband at HX4 8BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HX4 8BQ**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **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=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-academy-e148658) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Vale Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-vale-academy-e145571) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Greetland Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-greetland-academy-e136375) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Brooksbank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brooksbank-school-e149531) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holywell Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holywell-green-primary-school-e107505) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cross-lane-primary-and-nursery-school-e107533) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Compass Community School North](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-north-e138441) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elland-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e107550) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 12% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £478,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £112,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| September 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| June 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STAINLAND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m)
- Pharmacies: K PHARMACY (460 m)
- Dental practices: WEST VALE DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Greetland (590 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Greetland Express (630 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 026F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.7** (2025). Calderdale 026F has a deprivation score of 28.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,910th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Calderdale 026F was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,548** (2021). Calderdale 026F had 1,548 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,884th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Calderdale 026F, 99.2% 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.

## HX4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HX4 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,019** (2021). HX4 had 12,019 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 842nd least 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 HX4 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: 89.8%** (January 2026). In HX4, 89.8% 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: 53.6830, -1.8625

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

## Your MP

- [Calder Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley): Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour), 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=-1.8625,53.6830,HX48BQ

## How to cite

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