HD6 3AA Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rastrick. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bramston Street, Brighouse: 43 addresses
- Bath Place, Brighouse: 1 address
- Thomas Street, Brighouse: 1 address
- Harley Street, Brighouse: 1 address
- Scotty Croft Lane, Brighouse: 1 address
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 (61% of about 800 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Salford Works, Bramston Street, Rastrick, Brighouse, permissioned (110 m)
- Star Inn, 29 Bridge End, Brighouse. (140 m)
- Brighouse Youth Centre, Healey Wood Road, Brighouse. HD6 1HJ (300 m)
- Land east of 11 Gooder Lane, Brighouse, permissioned (310 m)
- Land adjacent Mill Royd Street Mill Royd Street Brighouse HD6 (360 m)
- Building North West Of Princess Works, Birds Royd Lane, Brighouse. (480 m)
- First floor, 22 Bethel Street, Brighouse, permissioned (490 m)
- First Floor, 25 Commercial Street, Brighouse. HD6 1AF (560 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 25 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 47 addresses are between 59 m and 69 m above sea level (64 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 390 m |
| Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest George Street Rastrick | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Bethel Street GeniePoint | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longroyde Surgery | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellcare Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Street Dental Practice | 520 m |
| Hospital | Spire Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 26 Bethel Street Halifax | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Rydings Park 1.1 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick, a scheduled monument, 910 m south-west. 39 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick | Scheduled monument | 910 m south-west |
| Cross Base in Churchyard of St Matthews Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m south-west |
| Church of St Matthew | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| North Cut | Lake or reservoir | 670 m north-west |
| Brighouse Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Reins Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Alegar Bank Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Cromwell Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km west |
| Harry Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 25 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 47 |
44 of the postcode's 47 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bramston Street.