OL14 6LY Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Todmorden West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cockpit, Salford: 4 addresses
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 (70% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Todmorden, Todmorden (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- THE UNITARIAN CHURCH, grade I
- 29, ROCHDALE ROAD, grade II
- FORMER UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, grade II
- ROCHDALE CANAL LOCK 19 TODMORDEN LOCK, grade II
- ROCHDALE CANAL MILESTONE ON CANAL TOWPATH TO NORTH OF TODMORDEN LOCK NUMBER 19 AT NGR SD 935240, grade II
- THE GOLDEN LION HOTEL, grade II
- UNITARIAN LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Garage Site, Ridge Road, Todmorden. (330 m)
- Land off Halifax Road Todmorden OL14 5AT (350 m)
- Derdale Street, Todmorden. (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Garage site and site of, 26 Victoria Road, Todmorden. (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Site of Adamroyd Mill, Victoria Road, Todmorden, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off Key Syke Lane Kilnhurst Todmorden OL14 6AW (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Harley Mill, Harley Street, Todmorden. (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Derdale Mill, Derdale Street, Todmorden, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 4 addresses are between 133 m and 137 m above sea level (136 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 | Todmorden 718,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| Walsden 80,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Hebden Bridge 908,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fielden Square Todmorden | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Todmorden Bus Station | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest School Lane Car Park GeniePoint | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 33.6 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Todmorden Group Practice | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Blanc Dental Care | 120 m |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Waterfoot Police Station | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Patmos Garden 970 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,780 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Unitarian Church, a listed building (Grade I), 90 m south-west. 66 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Unitarian Church | Listed building, Grade I | 90 m south-west |
| Todmorden Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north |
| Todmorden Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m north |
| Dobroyd Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shoebroad Clough | Valley | 310 m south |
| Hall Wood | Wood | 350 m west |
| Shoebroad Dam | Lake or reservoir | 360 m south |
| Dobroyd Clough | Valley | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Longfield Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 4 |
3 of the postcode's 4 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Cockpit.