HX2 6DA Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Luddendenfoot. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Great Edge Road, Calderdale: 14 addresses
- Warley Wood Lane, Luddenden Foot: 2 addresses
- Abbey Lane, Calderdale: 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 B (28% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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: yes, Calderdale.
Listed buildings
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 17 METRES SOUTH EAST OF WESTFIELD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WESTFIELD FARMHOUSE AND WESTFIELD HOUSE AND ATTACHED DOORWAY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Littlemoor Farm, Great Edge, Luddenden, Sowerby Bridge. (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Former office and land adjacent to, 20 Woodroyd, Luddenden Foot, Halifax. HX2 6BE (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 45 to 47 Burnley Road, Luddenden Foot, Halifax. (890 m (0.6 miles))
- Denholme Mill, Burnley Road, Luddenden Foot, Halifax. (930 m (0.6 miles))
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 17 addresses are between 222 m and 255 m above sea level (242 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warley Wood Avenue Friendly | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Haugh Shaw Road West GeniePoint | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Station Road Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Luddendenfoot Clinic Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tower Hill Dental Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Sowerby Bridge Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Halifax Luddendenfoot Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Roils Head Playing Fields 24 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,090 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Warley Allotments 1.1 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Luddenden Foot United Reformed Church, the Manse and Chapel House, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m (0.5 miles) west. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Luddenden Foot United Reformed Church, the Manse and Chapel House | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| West View Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Stones Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| West Royd Wood | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| High Royd Wood | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Boulder Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Kirkham Turn | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 17 |
2 of the postcode's 17 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 6 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 Great Edge Road.