Damask Street Halifax, Calderdale
1 address across 1 postcode (HX1), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5304905.
- Flood: 2 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 89% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, People's Park, is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 167 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lister Lane Surgery, about 390 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 500 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (94% of about 510 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)
- Stannary Place, Halifax. (100 m)
- Martins Mill, Pellon Lane, Halifax, permissioned (130 m)
- 18 Hall Street, Halifax. HX1 5BD (220 m)
- Crown House, 60 Crown Street, Halifax. (360 m)
- Marshalls Mill, Cross Hills, Halifax. (370 m)
- Cow Green Car Park Halifax (390 m)
- 4 to 6 Central Street, Halifax. HX1 1HS (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 8-12 Cross Hills, Halifax, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 street's address is about 167 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 5SZ | 98% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 84 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Halifax Retail Park Pellon | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cross Hills Car Park | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.6 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lister Lane Surgery | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Horne Street Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whitecross Dental Care Limited | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 100 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Haley Hill Service Station Cashzone | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest People's Park 4.9 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Shroggs Park 11 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,920 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,120 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The gibbet platform, a scheduled monument, 260 m south. 168 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 21 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 260 m south |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Marlborough Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| White Swan Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Somerset House | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Lister Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snake Hill Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Troughabolland Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Albert Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Cunnery Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Shibden Dale | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill School | Primary | 2–11 | 170 m | No published inspection |
| Trinity Sixth Form Academy | 16 plus | 16–19 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Augustine's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | 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 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | 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 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | 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 |
| Calderdale College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lee Mount Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 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 |
| Trinity Academy Akroydon | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mount Pellon Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | 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 |
| Savile Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud 9 Complex HX1 5BH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Age UK Rimani House HX1 5BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| SK Off Licence Store HX1 1YS | Retailers - other | 260 m | Exempt | |
| T K Maxx HX1 5QN | Retailers - other | 270 m | Exempt | |
| True North Restaurant HX3 5AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| The Gathering Place HX1 1YS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| The Arches Dean Clough Ltd HX3 5AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jan 2025 |
| Next Level Bar HX3 5AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Lucy's Little Bake House Ltd HX3 5AX | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Spill Coffee House | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| The Engine Room | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Pedal & Pour | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 4 Good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Stod Fold Tap HX3 5AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Eight Wellness Club Ltd | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Pennine Tea & Coffee Ltd HX1 5AY | Manufacturers/packers | 340 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 153 |
| Drugs | 117 |
| Public order | 84 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Other theft | 15 |
| Other crime | 11 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Police Station (282); On or near Victoria Street (62); On or near Shopping Area (49); On or near St James Road (32); On or near Dene Place (26).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
- Food hygiene ratings Los Pampas (restaurant/cafe/canteen, HX1 1UX) now 4 Good, was 1 Major improvement necessary (rated 20 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- HX1 5SZ: 1 address of 280 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Richmond Road · Lewis Street · Richmond Street · Reeler Lane · Dene Place · Richmond Close · Crofter Road · Loomer Road · Stannary Place · Quiller Drive · Dyer Street · Rover Drive
All the streets in HX1 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.