Pear Street Halifax, Calderdale
140 addresses across 1 postcode (HX1), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5302742.
- Sales: 80 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £65,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 64 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 23, E: 28, F: 5, G: 3).
- 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 Sowerby Bridge, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Paul's Rest Garden, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 227 to 236 m above sea level.
- Noise: 61 of its 140 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is King Cross Practice, about 500 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 390 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: 170 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £94,250 | £78,500 | £110,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £90,000 | £70,000 | £135,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £58,100 | £48,200 | £68,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £68,000 | £56,000 | £80,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | £60,000 | £55,000 | £92,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £68,000 | £55,000 | £81,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2025 | 9 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2023 | 82 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2022 | 49 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2022 | 47 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £50,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2021 | 18 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2021 | 15 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £78,500 | |
| 21 Aug 2020 | 18 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2020 | 24 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 4 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 14 May 2019 | 41 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 8 May 2017 | 34 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £48,200 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 17 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £68,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2016 | 7 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £56,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2016 | 37 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2015 | 54 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 13 May 2014 | 25 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2014 | 96 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 21 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2013 | 25 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2013 | 37 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £92,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2013 | 30 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 44 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2012 | 49 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £81,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2011 | 38 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £49,866 | |
| 14 Apr 2011 | 47 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £67,500 | |
| 18 Feb 2011 | 2 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2010 | 48 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2010 | 94 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £117,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2010 | 26 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2010 | 3 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2009 | 52 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £88,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2009 | 40 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2009 | 47 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £62,500 | |
| 11 Dec 2008 | 34 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 30 May 2008 | 37 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £70,500 | |
| 23 Oct 2007 | 22 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £72,250 | |
| 25 Jun 2007 | 16 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2006 | 38 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £82,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2005 | 35 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £63,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2005 | 3 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £26,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2005 | 41 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £66,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2005 | 5 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £35,500 | |
| 25 Nov 2004 | 24 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £24,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2004 | 62 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £54,950 | |
| 28 May 2004 | 5 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £16,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2004 | 21 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £34,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2004 | 86 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £48,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2004 | 17 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £41,500 | |
| 24 Feb 2003 | 86 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £34,000 | |
| 4 Feb 2003 | 22 HX1 3UA | Terraced | £22,000 |
Energy performance certificates
64 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 107 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (50); House, end-terrace (10); House, enclosed end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (43); 1900-1929 (20); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (49); rented (private) (12); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (47 addresses)
- 1, Pear Street
- 2, Pear Street
- 3, Pear Street
- 6, Pear Street
- 7, Pear Street
- 8, Pear Street
- 9, Pear Street
- 10, Pear Street
- 11, Pear Street
- 14, Pear Street
- 16, Pear Street
- 17, Pear Street
- 21, Pear Street
- 22, Pear Street
- 23, Pear Street
- 25, Pear Street
- 26, Pear Street
- 29, Pear Street
- 30, Pear Street
- 34, Pear Street
- 35, Pear Street
- 36, Pear Street
- 37, Pear Street
- 39, Pear Street
- 40, Pear Street
- 41, Pear Street
- 42, Pear Street
- 43, Pear Street
- 44, Pear Street
- 45, Pear Street
- 46, Pear Street
- 52, Pear Street
- 56 Pear Street
- 60, Pear Street
- 62, Pear Street
- 64, Pear Street
- 68, Pear Street
- 70, Pear Street
- 74, Pear Street
- 76, Pear Street
- 82, Pear Street
- 84, Pear Street
- 86, Pear Street
- 88, Pear Street
- 90, Pear Street
- 94, Pear Street
- 96, Pear 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 (84% 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)
- Former Mayfield Garage, Queens Road, Halifax (280 m)
- Junction Hotel, 192 King Cross Road, Halifax, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Spring Hall Mills, Mile Cross Road, Halifax. (520 m (0.3 miles))
- The Probation Centre, Spring Hall Lane, Halifax. (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off, Upper Washer Lane, Halifax. (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Trafalgar Works, 49 Haugh Shaw Road, Savile Park, Halifax. HX1 3AR (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Tower House Hotel, Master Lane, Halifax. HX2 7EW (820 m (0.5 miles))
- School House, 56 Hopwood Lane, Halifax, permissioned (870 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 140 addresses are between 227 m and 236 m above sea level (231 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 3UA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 37 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 113 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dunkirk Lane King Cross | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Haugh Shaw Road West GeniePoint | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 22.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King Cross Practice | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King Cross Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Health Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Paul's Rest Garden 6,060 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | West View Park 3.1 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hopwood Lane Allotments 1,660 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 4.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Allangate, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-west. 38 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Allangate | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Wainhouse Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) south |
| West View Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Platform at south end of terrace in People's Park with urn | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Warley Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Snake Hill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Kirkham Turn | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Scarr Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Stormer Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 56 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 79 | 140 |
61 of the street's 140 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warley Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 320 m | No published inspection |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Calderdale College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Halifax Academy | All-through | 4–16 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Savile Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Crossley Heath School | Secondary | 11–18 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mount Pellon Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 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 Augustine's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 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 |
| Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Saver HX1 3UB | Retailers - other | 40 m | 4 Good | 19 May 2025 |
| Ghafoor Food Store HX1 3QQ | Retailers - other | 90 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Pak Halal HX1 3QQ | Retailers - other | 90 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Red Local HX1 3RA | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Pinnacle Distribution Ltd HX1 3QH | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Freshman Catering Services | Retailers - other | 180 m | 4 Good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| The Gatehouse Cafe HX1 3TT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 4 Good | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Rayhan Food Store HX1 3QH | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Mrs B's HX1 3UA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Helal Meats HX1 3PP | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Cluck N Crust HX1 4HB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Pearl Supermarket Ltd HX1 3BJ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 May 2026 |
| PSPCatering T/A The Greek And Yay Churros And The Smokehouse HX1 3BJ | Mobile caterer | 280 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2025 |
| The Belgian Waffle Company HX1 3BJ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| Urth Coffee HX1 3BJ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 85 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clifton Avenue (24); On or near Dunkirk Terrace (16); On or near Back Ripon Street (15); On or near Surrey Street (12); On or near Masonic Street (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, mid-terrace (lodged 21 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Helal Meats (retailers - other, HX1 3PP) now Exempt, was 5 Very good found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- HX1 3UA: 140 addresses of 141 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Herbert Street · Stanley Road · Ripon Street · Dunkirk Terrace · Chestnut Street · Back Swinton Street · Dunkirk Street · Wallace Street · Swinton Terrace · Clifton Avenue · Devon Street · Summergate Place
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.