HX3 7EB Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northowram & Shelf. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Coley View, Northowram: 53 addresses
- Unnamed street near Coley View, Northowram: 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 C (60% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 15, Town Gate, grade II
- 17 AND 19, TOWN GATE, grade II
- 31, TOWN GATE, grade II
- 8 AND 9, TETLEY LANE, grade II
- Shoulder of Mutton Public House, including the former Priestley Hall, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Baxter Lane Works, Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax, permissioned (240 m)
- Adjacebt Yew Tree Inn, 20 Northowram Green, Northowram, Halifax. (420 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 54 addresses are between 229 m and 234 m above sea level (232 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 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tetley Lane Northowram | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | North Bridge Car Park | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 18.1 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Northolme Practice | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medichem Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | Whitecross Dental Care Limited | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Halifax police station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Lightcliffe, Hipperholme Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,140 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 34 and 36 Staups Lane, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 34 and 36 Staups Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Marsh Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Shibden Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Magna Via | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Northowram Hill | Hill | 390 m west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Shroggs Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Jagger Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Shibden Dale | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Upper Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 54 |
1 of the postcode's 54 addresses is 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Coley View.