# HX5 9EQ: area report for a postcode in Calderdale

HX5 9EQ 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 HX5 9EQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) › [HX5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5) › [HX5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5-9)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Calderdale 024B: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **Brighouse, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **No property in HX5 9EQ 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=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Calderdale 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **£191,385 average price**: For the whole of Calderdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HX5 9EQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **Low road and rail noise at HX5 9EQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Old Earth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-earth-primary-school-e137398) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Henry Smith Specialist College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-henry-smith-specialist-college-e152627) | Special | 750 m (9 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 12% 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 | – |
| [Field Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/field-lane-primary-school-e138398) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 18% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The William Henry Smith School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-william-henry-smith-school-and-sixth-form-e107589) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cross-lane-primary-and-nursery-school-e107533) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highbury-school-e107591) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2023 | £228,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2024 | £159,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £328,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £273,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BANKFIELD SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: ELLAND PHARMACY (770 m); THE PHARMACY (910 m); RYBURN PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: ELLAND SMILES DENTAL AND IMPLANT CENTRE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Lower Edge Elland (760 m, Aldi); Morrisons Lower Edge Elland (870 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 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). Calderdale 024B has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £228,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Calderdale 024B was £228,500 in 2025. Joint 9,357th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,902** (2021). Calderdale 024B had 1,902 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,170th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Calderdale 024B, 98.8% 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.

## HX5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HX5 was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 339th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,716** (2021). HX5 had 10,716 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 761st 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 HX5 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In HX5, 93.5% 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: 53.6859, -1.8234

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=-1.8234,53.6859,HX59EQ

## How to cite

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