HX7 7AF Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Midgehole Road, Calderdale: 7 addresses
- Hebden Bridge Road, Bradford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Midgehole Road, Midgehole: 1 address
- Sunny Royd, Midgehole: 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 (43% 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: yes, Calderdale.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Crimsworth Dyeworks, Midgehole Road, Hebden Bridge. (190 m)
- Old Town Mill, Old Town Mill Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge. (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Old Town Farm, Old Town Mill Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge. HX7 8SW (840 m (0.5 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 136 m and 201 m above sea level (148 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hebden Bridge 908,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Todmorden 718,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midgehole Road Spring Wood | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Todmorden Bus Station | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Market Palce GeniePoint | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.2 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hebden Bridge Group Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hebden Bridge Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Denny And Wright Associates | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Police station | Sowerby Bridge Police Station | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Yorkshire Bank | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Pinfold Picnic Area 250 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,970 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,460 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Akroyd Farm Cottage Akroyd Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 97 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Akroyd Farm Cottage Akroyd Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Wainsgate Baptist Church and Attached Sunday School | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Wayside cross known as Tinker Cross | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Wesleyan Methodist Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Thomas A' Becket | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| The old bridge over the Hebden Water at Hebden Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Wood | Wood | 110 m north-east |
| Galstones Wood | Wood | 230 m north-east |
| Pecket Well Clough | Valley | 530 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Smeekin Hill | Hill | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Old Town Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| White Mires | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 10 |
5 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 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) | 68% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Midgehole Road.