Ainley Bottom Elland, Calderdale
54 addresses across 5 postcodes (HX5), about 870 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 5301346.
- Flood: 12 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Calderdale costs £2,420 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 74% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brighouse, about 3.9 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 101 to 145 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bankfield Surgery, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 1,010 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 35 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (44% of about 1,730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- Car Park, James Street, Elland, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park, James Street, Elland, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Perseverance Works, Dewsbury Road, Elland. (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 7 - 10 Town Hall Buildings, Southgate, Elland. HX5 0EU (680 m (0.4 miles))
- The Old Coach House, Oak Street, Elland, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 25 August 2026 to 3 September 2026: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 23 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX5 9JP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| HX5 0EE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 5 / 15 | unlikely |
| HX5 0DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| HX5 0NU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| HX5 9JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 55 addresses are between 101 m and 145 m above sea level (111 m on average); the ground rises about 44 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX5 0DY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX5 0EE | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| HX5 0NU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX5 9JP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX5 9JR | 100% | 74% | 74% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Huddersfield 3.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ainley Bottom Elland | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brighouse Bus Station | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Timber Street Car Park GeniePoint | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 23.6 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bankfield Surgery | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ryburn Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Elland Smiles Dental And Implant Centre | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Brighouse Police Station | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Elland Service Station, Elland Cashzone | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 4,040 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,730 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spa Well Allotment Gardens 9,210 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m (0.4 miles) west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| New Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ainley Long Wood | Wood | 350 m south |
| Ainley Round Wood | Wood | 360 m south-west |
| Storth Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Kew Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Kew Hill Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Compensation Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 52 | 55 |
3 of the street's 55 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Old Earth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Brooksbank School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Vale Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lindley Church of England Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Franks HX5 9JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Aldi Stores Ltd HX5 0HQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2024 |
| Goat Haus HX5 0HQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Travellers Rest HX5 9AA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Broad Lea (25); On or near Huddersfield Road (9); On or near Ainley Bottom (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- HX5 9JP: 43 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- HX5 0EE: 4 addresses of 113 in the postcode
- HX5 0DY: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- HX5 0NU: 3 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- HX5 9JR: 1 address of 63 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Huddersfield Road · Huddersfield Road · Broad Lea · Rosemount Avenue · Newcombe Street · Claremont Street · Norman Grove · Norman Avenue · Caldercroft · South Lane · South Lane Gardens
All the streets in HX5 and across Calderdale.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.