# HX5 Postcode district covering Elland and Heathfield, in Calderdale. HX5 is a postcode district covering Elland and Heathfield, in Calderdale. Median sale price £195,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 144.4 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code HX5. 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 HX5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HX5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in HX5 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=HX5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 137 homes were sold in HX5 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HX5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HX5. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HX5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HX5 had 10,716 usual residents at the census. ## How HX5 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | HX5 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £195,000 | 4th most expensive | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2025 | | Population | 10,716 | least populated | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 7 postcode districts, HX · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.5% | highest | 7 postcode districts, HX · Jan 2026 | ## Is HX5 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HX5 at a rate of 144.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 118.8 per 1,000 people across the HX postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 111 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HX5. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (563), anti-social behaviour (310) and other crime (281). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HX5 was 153.8 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 HX5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HX5 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in HX5 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Calderdale 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010892) | 1,902 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% | | [Calderdale 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010889) | 1,706 | 240.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.0% | | [Calderdale 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010890) | 1,773 | 173.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.4% | | [Calderdale 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010893) | 1,446 | 105.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% | | [Calderdale 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010894) | 1,821 | 214.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% | | [Calderdale 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/neighbourhood/e01010901) | 1,865 | 98.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.2% | ## Your MP - [Calder Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley): Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here. - [Halifax](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halifax): Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.3% 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 HX5 [Elland](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale/elland) ## Postcode sectors in HX5 [HX5 0 (176 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5-0), [HX5 9 (120 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5-9) ## Council [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) ## Towns in HX5 [Elland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/elland) ## Postcode districts next to HX5 [HD2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd2), [HD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd3), [HD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd6), [HX3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3), [HX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx4) ## Nearest rail stations [Brighouse (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7794,53.6982), [Halifax (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.8536,53.7210), [Huddersfield (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7847,53.6485), [Deighton (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7519,53.6685) ## 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) ## HX5 in brief HX5 is a postcode district covering Elland and Heathfield, in Calderdale. About 10,761 people lived in HX5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £195,000 in 2025 across 137 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 144.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in HX5 was £195,000 in 2025. HX5 had 10,716 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in HX5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In HX5, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: HX5 - Postcode area: [HX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx) - Constituency: [Calder Valley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley) - Council: [Calderdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) - Area: 8.10 km² - People, mid-2024: 10,761* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 35 * 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), [HX4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx4), [HX3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx3), [HD2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd2), [HD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hd3) ## Latest updates for HX5 - 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/HX5 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx5