HX3 7FS Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced July 2026. Ward: Northowram & Shelf. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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: 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)
- Adjacebt Yew Tree Inn, 20 Northowram Green, Northowram, Halifax. (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Baxter Lane Works, Baxter Lane, Northowram, Halifax, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Coley Nurseries, Denholme Gate Road, Hipperholme, Halifax, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Clough Mills, Halifax Road, Shelf, Halifax, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Low Moor 292,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 50 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newlands View Northowram | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | North Bridge Car Park | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 17.6 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Northolme Practice | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medichem Pharmacy | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Whitecross Dental Care Limited | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Halifax police station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Lightcliffe, Hipperholme Cashzone | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northowram Community Sports and Activity Club 1.0 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,140 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lower Field Bottom Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) east. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Field Bottom Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Shibden Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Magna Via | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Only House Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Jagger Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Northowram Hill | Hill | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Cock Hill Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Upper Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 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 | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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 | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.