HD6 4FX Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced September 2024. Ward: Hipperholme & Lightcliffe. 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 B (32% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Former St Aidan's Mission Church, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Junction of, Birkby Lane and Bradford Road, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse., not permissioned (10 m)
- Third & Forth Floors Birkby House, Birkby Lane, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse. (100 m)
- Bailiff Bridge Club House, Bailiff Bridge Bowling Club, Birkby Lane, Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse. (160 m)
- Ebenezer Methodist Church, 605 Bradford Road, Brighouse, permissioned (210 m)
- Land rear of Clifton Mills, Bradford Road, Baliff Bridge, Brighouse, permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 81 m and 84 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Wyke Old Lane Bailiff Bridge | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station A | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | Tesla Supercharger | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 17.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Northolme Practice | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Swift Bailiff Bridge Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Aidens Chapel | 140 m |
| Hospital | Spire Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,350 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.5 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,910 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 9.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m north-east. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Birk Hey Wood | Wood | 260 m south |
| Elm Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Whitaker Pits Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Hartshead Moor Top | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| North Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Wood Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 13 |
13 of the postcode's 13 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.