HX1 2DB Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Halifax Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Savile Road, Halifax: 8 addresses
- Savile Road, Halifax: 8 addresses
- Windsor Street, Halifax: 1 address
- Old Bell Court, Halifax: 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 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 23 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 3, SAVILE ROAD, grade II
- 1-15, TRINITY PLACE, grade II
- FORMER HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, grade II
- NUMBERS 1 TO 21 AND ATTACHED GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Provident Insurance Plc, Blackwall, Halifax, permissioned (110 m)
- Trinity Royd Cottage and, 2 Balmoral Place, Halifax. (110 m)
- 20 Blackwall, Halifax. HX1 2BE (120 m)
- Elmfield House, 50 to 52 Prescott Street, Halifax. HX1 2QW (160 m)
- Carlton Works, The Boulevard, Savile Park Road, Halifax. HX1 2EN (170 m)
- 6 Carlton Street, Halifax. (190 m)
- Ground and First floors, 7 Ferguson Street, Halifax. HX1 2EE (200 m)
- First & second Floors, Milans Hotel, 6 Carlton Place, Halifax. (210 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 18 addresses are between 157 m and 158 m above sea level (158 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 | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 31 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 104 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Savile Green Halifax Town Centre | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Lane GeniePoint | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.1 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Boulevard Medical Practice | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boulevard Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Halifax police station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® Commercial Street Lloyds Bank | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest People's Park 4.9 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,010 m² | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,230 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Somerset House, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m north. 152 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 24 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset House | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north |
| Albany Club and two pairs of gate piers to forecourt 57, Clare Road, 35, 37 and 39, Clare Road and 1-7, Hope Hall Street, Halifax | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m east |
| Borough Market With Shopping Arcade to North | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Southern Bridge in People's Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Lister Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Snake Hill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Farrar Mill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Scarr Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Albert Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Dixon Clough | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 18 |
11 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Calderdale: see them on the Calderdale page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Savile Road.