HX3 6UJ Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Halifax Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lee Lane, Calderdale: 39 addresses
- Swales Moor Road, Calderdale: 3 addresses
- Hag Lane, Calderdale: 2 addresses
- Simm Carr Lane, Calderdale: 1 address
- Bradford Old Road, Calderdale: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Lee Lane, Catherine Slack: 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 (36% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, Calderdale.
Listed buildings
- Lee House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Central Ironworks, Claremount Road, Boothtown, Halifax., permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Gordon Street Works, Gordon Street, Boothtown, Halifax. HX3 6NU (840 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 47 addresses are between 179 m and 287 m above sea level (233 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 70%, gigabit 70% 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 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | North Bridge Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechwood Medical Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ovenden Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beechwood Community | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Johals | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,540 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,260 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Scout Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m north. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scout Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north |
| Brow Pit mine shaft, gin circle, spoil heap and tramway, 270m south west of Catherine Slack Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Shrogg's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Shibden Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scout Wood | Wood | 240 m north-west |
| Pule Hill | Hill | 350 m west |
| Simm Carr Clough | Valley | 380 m north-east |
| Shibden Dale | Valley | 600 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Ringby Hill | Hill | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Albert Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 47 |
14 of the postcode's 47 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Lee Lane.