Featherbed Close Elland, Calderdale
26 addresses across 1 postcode (HX4), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5301430.
- Sales: 54 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £318,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9, D: 5).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 4.1 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hoyle's Memorial Garden, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 99 to 110 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stainland Road Medical Centre, about 170 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 121 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £318,000 | £318,000 | £318,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £138,000 | £130,000 | £195,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £175,000 | £160,000 | £190,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £182,500 | £150,000 | £215,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £149,625 | £135,000 | £164,250 |
| 2014 | 2 | £126,500 | £115,000 | £138,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £149,750 | £118,000 | £181,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 19 HX4 8EB | Detached | £318,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2025 | 2 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2022 | 21 HX4 8EB | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2021 | 1 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2019 | 2 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2019 | 5 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £138,000 | |
| 7 May 2019 | 21 HX4 8EB | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2018 | 11 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 30 May 2018 | 15 HX4 8EB | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2016 | 21 HX4 8EB | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2016 | 9 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2015 | 1 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 19 HX4 8EB | Detached | £164,250 | |
| 4 Dec 2014 | 4 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2014 | 11 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £138,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2012 | 12 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 4 May 2010 | 18 HX4 8EB | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2007 | 19 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £181,500 | |
| 2 Mar 2007 | 1 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2006 | 10 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £139,950 | |
| 1 Sep 2006 | 2 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £124,950 | |
| 21 Oct 2005 | 23 HX4 8EB | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2005 | 11 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2004 | 19 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2004 | 2 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2003 | 15 HX4 8EB | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2003 | 21 HX4 8EB | Detached | £30,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2002 | 5 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2002 | 4 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £70,500 | |
| 29 May 2002 | 19 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £87,000 | |
| 17 May 2002 | 25 HX4 8EB | Detached | £93,950 | |
| 22 Mar 2002 | 23 HX4 8EB | Detached | £93,000 | New build. |
| 29 Nov 2001 | 9 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £69,950 | |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 25 HX4 8EB | Detached | £82,950 | New build. |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 24 HX4 8EB | Detached | £82,950 | New build. |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 15 HX4 8EB | Detached | £82,950 | New build. |
| 4 Jul 2001 | 17 HX4 8EB | Detached | £82,950 | New build. |
| 22 Jun 2001 | 21 HX4 8EB | Detached | £81,000 | New build. |
| 18 May 2001 | 20 HX4 8EB | Detached | £79,950 | New build. |
| 25 Apr 2001 | 19 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £60,000 | New build. |
| 20 Apr 2001 | 16 HX4 8EB | Detached | £81,500 | New build. |
| 22 Feb 2001 | 18 HX4 8EB | Detached | £82,950 | New build. |
| 21 Feb 2001 | 22 HX4 8EB | Detached | £72,000 | New build. |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 4 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £42,500 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 8 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £38,500 | |
| 3 Dec 1999 | 6 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £39,000 | |
| 14 May 1999 | 7 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £43,000 | New build. |
| 22 Jan 1999 | 2 HX4 8EB | Semi-detached | £40,000 | |
| 8 Jan 1999 | 5 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £39,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1998 | 3 HX4 8EB | Terraced | £46,600 |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, detached (5); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1983-1990 (4); 1991-1995 (4); 1996-2002 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11).
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 (61% of about 900 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)
- Victoria Works, Dean Street, West Vale, Elland, permissioned (140 m)
- West Vale Works, Stainland Road, Greetland, Elland (200 m)
- Glenholme Green Lane Greetland Halifax (240 m)
- WM Woods Exteriors Limited, Lambert Street, West Vale, Elland. HX4 8AA (300 m)
- Holly Bank Works, Rochdale Road, Greetland, Halifax, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Lindwell Methodist Church, Lindwell, Halifax, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
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 5 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 26 addresses are between 99 m and 110 m above sea level (104 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX4 8EB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 25 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 63 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hullen Edge West Vale | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Timber Street Car Park GeniePoint | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 23.9 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stainland Road Medical Centre | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Vale Dental Practice | 240 m |
| Hospital | Spire Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Greetland, Greetland Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hoyle's Memorial Garden 500 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Park 2.6 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,220 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clay House, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) north. 25 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clay House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Clay House Barn | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Sunny Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| The Fleece Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenstone Wood | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| Bank Bottom Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Rawroyd Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Kings Dean | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Kew Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Sowerby Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 26 | 26 |
None of the street's 26 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 190 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Vale Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 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 |
| The Brooksbank School | Secondary | 11–18 | 600 m (0.4 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 |
| Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Greetland Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Holywell Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Lane Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| All Saints' CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Copley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Italia HX4 8BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Mantra House Modern Indian Dining & Bar HX4 8BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Di's Pies HX4 8DF | Retailers - other | 170 m | Exempt | |
| Queen Hotel HX4 8BD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 170 m | Exempt | |
| Sweet Tooth HX4 8BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Casa Pizza HX4 8BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Gardens Farm Ltd HX4 8BD | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Moh's Indian Take-away HX4 8BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Jul 2025 |
| West Vale Bakery Ltd HX4 8DF | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Chariots Pizza And Balti House HX4 8AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Craft HX4 8AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Good Will HX4 8AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Cooperative Store HX4 8AD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 260 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Mina's Table HX4 8AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Overgate Hospice HX5 0QY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (20); On or near B6112 (17); On or near Woodside Grove (11); On or near Union Street (8); On or near Green Lane (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- Food hygiene ratings Gardens Farm Ltd (retailers - other, HX4 8BD) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 29 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- HX4 8EB: 26 addresses
Nearby streets
Exchange Street · Ely Street · Woodside View · William Street · Dean Street · Feather Bed Lane · Middle Dean Street · Woodside Grove · Workhouse Lane · Hullenedge Lane · Back Queen Street · Hullen Edge Lane
All the streets in HX4 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.