Prospect Close Halifax, Calderdale
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (HX2), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5302655.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £162,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 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 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Milner Royd Nature Reserve, is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 105 to 114 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is King Cross Practice, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £162,500 | £162,500 | £162,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2018 | 12 HX2 7HR | Semi-detached | £162,500 | |
| 19 Jun 2015 | 8 HX2 7HR | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1999 | 2 HX2 7HR | Semi-detached | £52,000 | |
| 29 Aug 1997 | 5 HX2 7HR | Semi-detached | £50,000 | |
| 11 Feb 1997 | 2 HX2 7HR | Semi-detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 (34% 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)
- Former Canal Mills Site, Wakefield Road, Sowerby Bridge, permissioned (110 m)
- Land off, Upper Washer Lane, Halifax. (370 m)
- Tower House Hotel, Master Lane, Halifax. HX2 7EW (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off, Walker Lane, Sowerby Bridge, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Land adjacent Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Sowerby Bridge, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Junction Hotel, 192 King Cross Road, Halifax, permissioned (890 m (0.6 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX2 7HR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX2 7HP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 105 m and 114 m above sea level (110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX2 7HP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX2 7HR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 70 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Washer Lane Sowerby Bridge | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Haugh Shaw Road West GeniePoint | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 23 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King Cross Practice | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King Cross Pharmacy | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Marsden, Marsden | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Milner Royd Nature Reserve 4.8 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Crow Wood Park 5.5 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,790 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Allangate, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m (0.3 miles) north. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Allangate | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Wainhouse Tower | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) east |
| The Wet Dock | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Lower Old Hall and Lower Old Hall Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| West View Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkham Turn | Lake or reservoir | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Scarr Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Warley Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Maple Dean Clough | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Stormer Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Warley Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Crossley Heath School | Secondary | 11–18 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Savile Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trinity Academy Grammar | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Norland CE School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Calderdale College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 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 |
| The Halifax Academy | All-through | 4–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Learning @ Pye Nest Day Nursery HX2 7DG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Wainhouse Tavern HX2 7DR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pye Nest Drive (8); On or near Canal Road (4); On or near Atalanta Terrace (1); On or near Prospect Avenue (1); On or near Octagon Terrace (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
Washer Lane · Wakefield Road · Prospect Avenue · Calder Valley Vista · Pye Nest Rise · Octagon Terrace · Pye Nest Drive · Atalanta Terrace · Canal Road · High Fields · Dorchester Drive · Fixby Avenue
All the streets in HX2 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.