HD6 3SR Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rastrick. 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 C (56% of about 660 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
- Ash Lea, 19 Woodhouse Lane, Brighouse, permissioned (220 m)
- Brighouse Youth Centre, Healey Wood Road, Brighouse. HD6 1HJ (640 m)
- Land east of 11 Gooder Lane, Brighouse, permissioned (700 m)
- Building North West Of Princess Works, Birds Royd Lane, Brighouse. (780 m)
- Star Inn, 29 Bridge End, Brighouse. (820 m)
- Borough Band Club, Wharf Street, Brighouse, permissioned (890 m)
- Former Salford Works, Bramston Street, Rastrick, Brighouse, permissioned (910 m)
- Rastrick Preparatory and Nursery, Ogden Lane, Brighouse (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 48 addresses are between 104 m and 117 m above sea level (111 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 | 710 m |
| Deighton 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Ashlea Ave Ashlea Drive Toothill | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station E | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Bethel Street GeniePoint | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longroyde Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wellcare Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Spire Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 26 Bethel Street Halifax | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Wellholme Park 12 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,580 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,340 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Anglian high cross fragment in the churchyard of St Matthew's Church, Rastrick | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Kirklees Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Wood | Wood | 850 m south-east |
| Alegar Bank Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| North Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Clifton Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Cromwell Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 48 |
3 of the postcode's 48 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.