# HX6 1BN: area report for a postcode in Calderdale

HX6 1BN 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 HX6 1BN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) › [HX6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx6) › [HX6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hx6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Calderdale 020D: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **Sowerby Bridge, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **No property in HX6 1BN 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=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Calderdale 020D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **£191,385 average price**: For the whole of Calderdale, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HX6 1BN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **Low road and rail noise at HX6 1BN**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **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=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-voluntary-academy-e141479) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-road-primary-school-e107518) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ryburn Valley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ryburn-valley-high-school-e141307) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Trinity Academy St Peter's](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-st-peters-e148143) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity Academy Grammar](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-grammar-e144946) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Triangle CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/triangle-cofe-vc-primary-school-e107540) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warley Town School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warley-town-school-e107495) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-sowerby-bridge-cofe-va-primary-school-e107554) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2023 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £160,100 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £412,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2023 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STATION ROAD SURGERY (840 m)
- Pharmacies: SOWERBY BRIDGE - PHARMACY + HEALTH (730 m); SOWERBY BRIDGE PHARMACY (800 m)
- Dental practices: TOWER HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sowerby Bridge Superstore (620 m, Tesco); Lidl Pye Nest Sowerby Bridge (970 m, Lidl); Asda Hillcrest Express Petrol (1 km, Asda)

## 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 020D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.0** (2025). Calderdale 020D has a deprivation score of 31.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,785th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Calderdale 020D was £227,500 in 2025. Joint 9,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,725** (2021). Calderdale 020D had 1,725 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,518th 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In Calderdale 020D, 96.8% 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.

## HX6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HX6 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,771** (2021). HX6 had 18,771 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,216th 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 HX6 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: 85.2%** (January 2026). In HX6, 85.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale)
- Centre: 53.7060, -1.9234

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=-1.9234,53.7060,HX61BN

## How to cite

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