HX3 0NN Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wainhouse. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Huddersfield Road, Halifax: 9 addresses
- Heath Royd, 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 (30% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Savile Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Stafford Manor Care Home, 1 Stafford Avenue, Halifax. (150 m)
- Heath Bank Nursing Home, Linden Road, Halifax, permissioned (270 m)
- Land adjacent, 34 Crossley Hill, Halifax, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Hartwell Ford Garage, Skircoat Road, Halifax (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Land South of Phoebe Lane Siddal Halifax (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 16 Heath View, Heath View Street, Halifax. HX1 2JU (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Pearson Brothers Engravers Limited, Chapel Lane, Salterhebble, Halifax. HX3 0QN (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Savile Close Day Centre, 37 Savile Park Road, Halifax. HX1 2ES (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 10 addresses are between 135 m and 137 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 | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 61 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coronation Road Skircoat | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Lane GeniePoint | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.7 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Boulevard Medical Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heath Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Skircoat Green Practice LTD | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Siddal Off Licence Cashzone | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor Heath 5.9 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Savile Park 22 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor Heath Play Area 460 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,920 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,760 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shaw Lodge Mill Weaving Sheds and Clock Tower, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m north-east. 38 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shaw Lodge Mill Weaving Sheds and Clock Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-east |
| Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Shaw Lodge Mill Warehouse and Mills | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Shaw Lodge Mill Office Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Shaw Lodge Mill Chimney | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Stoney Royd Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Farrar Mill Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Scarr Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bankhouse Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Sowerby Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Law Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Kings Dean | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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 | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Huddersfield Road.