HD6 1UJ Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Brighouse. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Calderdale in 2026-27: Band D £2,420 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,420 | £2,958 | £3,496 | £4,034 | £4,840 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (31% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 51 m and 70 m above sea level (59 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Mirfield 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Wakefield Rd Coal Pit Lane Brighouse | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station F | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rydings Hall Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Park Street Dental Practice | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Spire Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 26 Bethel Street Halifax | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,650 m² | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,020 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Highley Hall and Barn, a listed building (Grade II*), 860 m north. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highley Hall and Barn | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north |
| Kirklees Hall Mansion and Attached Stables | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m east |
| Castle Hill univallate defended settlement, Kirklees Park | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Kirklees Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km east |
| Kirklees Priory, medieval nunnery | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clifton Wood | Wood | 320 m north-east |
| Kirklees Cut | Lake or reservoir | 510 m south-east |
| Bradley Island Woodland | Wood | 640 m south-east |
| Lower Blake Law Wood | Wood | 840 m north-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Cromwell Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.