High Royd Friendly, Calderdale
10 addresses across 1 postcode (HX6), about 100 m long. USRN 5303335.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2001 the median was £156,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 B; Band D in Calderdale costs £2,420 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge, about 1.4 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Allan Park, is about 1.3 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 78 to 94 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 Station Road Surgery, about 1.3 km away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | £156,000 | £156,000 | £156,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2001 | HIGH ROYD COTTAGE HX6 2RH | Detached | £156,000 | |
| 5 Aug 1996 | WATERSMEET HX6 2RH | Detached | £80,000 |
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 B (36% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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: yes, Calderdale.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former office and land adjacent to, 20 Woodroyd, Luddenden Foot, Halifax. HX2 6BE (170 m)
- Adjacent White Windows Rest Home, Fore Lane, Sowerby Bridge, permissioned (800 m)
- Westfield, Sowerby New Road, Sowerby Bridge. (910 m)
- Littlemoor Farm, Great Edge, Luddenden, Sowerby Bridge. (920 m)
- Old Haugh End Cottage, Haugh End Lane, Sowerby Bridge. HX6 3BJ (1.0 km)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 21 September 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 1 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 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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 street's 10 addresses are between 78 m and 94 m above sea level (82 m on average); the ground rises about 16 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX6 2RH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Warley Wood Avenue Friendly | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 4.7 km |
| EV charging points | Haugh Shaw Road West GeniePoint | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Road Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sowerby Bridge - Pharmacy + Health | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tower Hill Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Sowerby Bridge Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Marsden, Marsden | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Allan Park 1.8 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Cemetery Fields Allotments 5,450 m² | 610 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wood Lane Hall, a listed building (Grade I), 640 m south-west. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Lane Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m south-west |
| Haugh End House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km south-west |
| Castle Hill motte castle 270m north east of Rosemary Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| West View Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| High Royd Wood | Wood | 300 m west |
| Dixon Scar Wood | Wood | 300 m south-east |
| Quarry Wood | Wood | 680 m south |
| Boulder Clough | Valley | 1.4 km west |
| Rooley Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Kirkham Turn | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 10 | 10 |
None of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 790 m | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 840 m | No published inspection |
| Luddendenfoot Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 890 m | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warley Town School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ryburn Valley High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| Trinity Academy St Peter's Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trinity Academy Grammar | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | No published inspection |
| Triangle CofE VC Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Luddenden CofE School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | Requires improvement (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Fisheries HX6 2UG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Copper Cow HX6 2UG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Warley Wood Avenue (20); On or near Woodroyd Gardens (5); On or near Rose Grove Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 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 6 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
- HX6 2RH: 10 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Rose Grove Lane · Woodroyd Gardens · Warley Wood Avenue · Warley Wood Lane · Throstle Mount · The Meadows · Rose Grove · Hollins Lane · Timmey Lane · Patricia Gardens
All the streets in HX6 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.