HX2 6NX Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Luddendenfoot. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Greave House Drive, Luddenden Foot: 52 addresses
- Hillside Avenue, Luddenden Foot: 1 address
- Kershaw Court, Luddenden Foot: 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 (41% of about 760 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: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Junction of Grosvener Place Burnley Road Luddenden Foot Halifax (290 m)
- Denholme Mill, Burnley Road, Luddenden Foot, Halifax. (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 45 to 47 Burnley Road, Luddenden Foot, Halifax. (770 m (0.5 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 54 addresses are between 133 m and 139 m above sea level (136 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 | Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Hebden Bridge 908,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greave House Drive Luddenden | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Mytholmroyd Station Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Haugh Shaw Road West GeniePoint | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Station Road Surgery | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Luddendenfoot Clinic Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | Grange Dene (Dental Surgery) | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Sowerby Bridge Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Halifax Luddendenfoot Cashzone | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,520 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Luddenden Foot Recreation Ground 1.6 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,050 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kershaw House, a listed building (Grade I), 260 m east. 54 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kershaw House | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m east |
| Brearley Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Ring cairn on Midgley Moor, 360m north east of Upper Han Royd | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Cairn with an oval bank on Midgley Moor, 430m north east of Upper Han Royd | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roebucks Wood | Wood | 380 m south-east |
| Willow Wood | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Magson House Wood | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Baume Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Ramsden Wood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 54 |
2 of the postcode's 54 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Greave House Drive.