OL14 7DF Calderdale
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Todmorden West. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Ewood Lane, Todmorden: 38 addresses
- Sigget Lane, Todmorden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ewood Lane, Todmorden: 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 (45% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Todmorden (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- EWOOD HALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Glenroyd, Burnley Road, Todmorden. (490 m)
- Former Ferney Lee Services For Older People, Lower Ferney Lee, Todmorden. OL14 5NR (500 m)
- Site of Adamroyd Mill, Victoria Road, Todmorden, permissioned (710 m)
- Garage site and site of, 26 Victoria Road, Todmorden. (760 m)
- Harley Mill, Harley Street, Todmorden. (790 m)
- Former Garage Site, Ridge Road, Todmorden. (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 40 addresses are between 132 m and 173 m above sea level (144 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 | 1.0 km |
| Walsden 80,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Hebden Bridge 908,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Todmorden High Sch Lydgate | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Todmorden Bus Station | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest School Lane Car Park GeniePoint | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 33.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Todmorden Group Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blanc Dental Care | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Birch Hill Hospital | 8.9 km |
| Police station | Waterfoot Police Station | 10.4 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,730 m² | 200 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,780 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km east. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 200m north west of Hanging Field Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ewood Wood | Wood | 240 m south |
| Scaitcliffe Wood | Wood | 330 m north-west |
| Buckley Wood | Wood | 400 m south |
| Dobroyd Clough | Valley | 1.0 km south |
| Kit Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north |
| Shoebroad Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 Ewood Lane.