HX1 2SE Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Halifax Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (86% of about 1,220 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: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 5 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 10, CARLTON STREET, grade II
- 12-16 Carlton Street and attached walls and gate piers, grade II
- 2 AND 4, KING CROSS STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, WEST PARADE, grade II
- 6 AND 8, KING CROSS STREET, grade II
- 9 AND 11, BACK FERGUSON STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- First & second Floors, Milans Hotel, 6 Carlton Place, Halifax. (50 m)
- 20 Blackwall, Halifax. HX1 2BE (60 m)
- Provident Insurance Plc, Blackwall, Halifax, permissioned (80 m)
- Land off King Cross Street Halifax HX1 2SH (90 m)
- 6 Carlton Street, Halifax. (100 m)
- Ground and First floors, 7 Ferguson Street, Halifax. HX1 2EE (110 m)
- Trinity Royd Cottage and, 2 Balmoral Place, Halifax. (110 m)
- 8 Hopwood Lane, Halifax. (120 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 33 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 102 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hopwood Lane Halifax Town Centre | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paradise Car Park GeniePoint | 140 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 Lister Lane Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lister Lane Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 310 m |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Halifax police station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® Commercial Street Lloyds Bank | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest People's Park 4.9 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,010 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,230 m² | 690 m (0.4 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*), 250 m north-east. 157 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 22 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset House | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north-east |
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 380 m north-west |
| Southern Bridge in People's Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Northern Bridge in People's Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Borough Market With Shopping Arcade to North | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Lister Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 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 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Snake Hill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Cunnery Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Farrar Mill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Albert Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Dixon Clough | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.