HX3 9XT Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Canal Street, Halifax: 1 address
- Bailey Hall Road, Halifax: 1 address
- Jubilee Street, 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 (53% of about 800 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Stoney Royd Mill Albion Mills Bailey Hall Road Halifax (270 m)
- Land at Horton Street/New Road Halifax (370 m)
- 16 Heath View, Heath View Street, Halifax. HX1 2JU (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 25 Square Road, Halifax. (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 11 to 15 Clare Road, Halifax. (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 1st & 2nd floors, 14 Horton Street, Halifax. (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 34 Clare Road, Halifax. HX1 2JR (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 5 Clare Road, Halifax, permissioned (510 m (0.3 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 3 addresses are between 108 m and 130 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 63 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nestle Halifax Town Centre | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Lane GeniePoint | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.6 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lister Lane Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clare Road Dental Practice | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Halifax police station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,280 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,010 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,800 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Congregational Sunday School, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m north-west. 114 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Congregational Sunday School | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-west |
| Steeple of Square Congregational Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Albany Club and two pairs of gate piers to forecourt 57, Clare Road, 35, 37 and 39, Clare Road and 1-7, Hope Hall Street, Halifax | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Piece Hall, Westgate, Halifax | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Stoney Royd Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Law Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Cunnery Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| North Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Dixon Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Upper Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 3 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 60% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 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 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 Canal Street.