Cripplegate Halifax, Calderdale
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (HX1,HX3), about 90 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 5300830.
No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Calderdale costs £2,420 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 50% of premises. The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 310 m away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, Shibden Park, is about 860 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 113 to 115 m above sea level. 3 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Lister Lane Surgery, about 810 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km. About 690 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 33% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 187 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
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 (58% of about 2,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade I
- WAR MEMORIAL IN DUFFY'S PARK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Car Park Between Well Lane / King Street Halifax (90 m)
- Mulcture Hall Road Halifax (120 m)
- 25 Square Road, Halifax. (190 m)
- Stoney Royd Mill Albion Mills Bailey Hall Road Halifax (280 m)
- First, Second and Third Floors, 1 to 3 Southgate, Halifax. HX1 1NT (440 m)
- Land at Horton Street/New Road Halifax (440 m)
- 1st & 2nd floors, 14 Horton Street, Halifax. (470 m)
- First, Second and Third Floors, 22 Southgate, Halifax. HX1 1DL (490 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 1SP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| HX3 9XQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 113 m and 115 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 1SP | 75% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| HX3 9XQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Halifax Minster Halifax Town Centre | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 370 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Cross Hills Car Park | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest St Johns Lane GeniePoint | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lister Lane Surgery | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 440 m |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Halifax police station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Shibden Park 27 ha | 860 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,010 m² | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,780 m² | 1.1 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 4 |
3 of the street's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Sixth Form Academy | 16 plus | 16–19 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Beech Hill School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Trinity Academy Akroydon | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Calderdale College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| St Augustine's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | Report card (Jan 2026): 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 |
| Withinfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Salterlee Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | No published inspection |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Savile Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Halifax Minster HX1 1QL | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2024 |
| Sunny Gym Soft Play And Party Centre HX1 1QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Ring O' Bells HX1 1QS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Eureka HX1 2NE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Just Gaia Ltd HX1 1RU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Burger King HX1 1QG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Holland And Barrett HX1 1RU | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Marks & Spencer HX1 1RU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Roll In Cuisine LTD HX1 1RU | Mobile caterer | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Oct 2025 |
| The Bakery HX1 1RE | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Astronomer Diner HX1 1RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2024 |
| Sports Direct HX3 6AB | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2024 |
| Everlast Gyms HX3 6AB | Retailers - other | 270 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2025 |
| Sainsbury's HX1 1SB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 280 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Costa At Sainsburys HX1 1SB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 52 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 37 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Smithy Street (70); On or near Parking Area (27); On or near Causeway (26); On or near Berwick Street (21); On or near Well Lane (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 4 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
Nearby streets
Lower Kirkgate · Bank Bottom · Church Street · Upper Kirkgate · Dispensary Walk · Causeway · Well Lane · King Street · Berry Lane · Berwick Street · Charles Street · Mulcture Hall Road
All the streets in HX1, HX3 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.