South Parade Halifax, Calderdale
24 addresses across 5 postcodes (HX1), about 260 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 5300962.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £155,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 6 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 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 260 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Albert Park, is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 118 to 130 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lister Lane Surgery, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 880 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 224 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £21,500 | £21,500 | £21,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2025 | 1 HX1 1RB | Semi-detached | £163,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 May 2024 | 40A HX1 2LY | Other | £220,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Apr 2024 | 14 HX1 2LY | Other | £220,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Nov 2021 | 14 HX1 2LY | Other | £210,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jul 2016 | 14 HX1 2LY | Other | £110,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Aug 2015 | 1 HX1 1RB | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 3 Jan 1997 | 44 - 46 HX1 2LY | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 11 Apr 1996 | 2 HX1 1RB | Terraced | £21,500 | |
| 23 Jun 1995 | 1 HX1 1RB | Semi-detached | £75,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 145 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (73% of about 2,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE THREE PIGEONS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE WAREHOUSE AT EUREKA, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Horton Street/New Road Halifax (120 m)
- 11 to 15 Clare Road, Halifax. (160 m)
- 34 Clare Road, Halifax. HX1 2JR (200 m)
- 16 Heath View, Heath View Street, Halifax. HX1 2JU (200 m)
- 5 Clare Road, Halifax, permissioned (210 m)
- 1st & 2nd floors, 14 Horton Street, Halifax. (210 m)
- 28 Clare Road, Halifax. (210 m)
- 26 Clare Road, Halifax. (220 m)
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 2LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| HX1 1RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX1 2GU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX1 2JT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 5 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX1 2LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 118 m and 130 m above sea level (124 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 1RB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX1 2GU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX1 2JT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX1 2LX | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| HX1 2LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 260 m |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 30 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 81 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lilly Lane Halifax Town Centre | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Lane GeniePoint | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 20.8 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lister Lane Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clare Road Dental Practice | 220 m |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Halifax police station | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® Commercial Street Lloyds Bank | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Albert Park 2,940 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,010 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,800 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Albany Club and two pairs of gate piers to forecourt 57, Clare Road, 35, 37 and 39, Clare Road and 1-7, Hope Hall Street, Halifax, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m south-west. 128 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Club and two pairs of gate piers to forecourt 57, Clare Road, 35, 37 and 39, Clare Road and 1-7, Hope Hall Street, Halifax | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-west |
| Congregational Sunday School | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north |
| Steeple of Square Congregational Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Piece Hall, Westgate, Halifax | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m north |
| Stoney Royd Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Ventilation chimney and furnace house 260m south of Park Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Cunnery Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Law Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Farrar Mill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Dixon Clough | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Sowerby Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 21 |
19 of the street's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Sixth Form Academy | 16 plus | 16–19 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m (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 Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Beech Hill School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Calderdale College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Salterhebble Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Savile Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Augustine's CofE School Church of England | 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 |
| The Crossley Heath School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Withinfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Pigeons Inn HX1 2LX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Yorkshire Pie & Pea T/A Working The Streets HX1 2LY | Mobile caterer | 110 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Halifax Model Railway Club Ltd HX1 1QX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2024 |
| Shining Stars Day Nursery HX1 2JP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Galactic Golf HX1 1QE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Umrah Supermarket Halifax Ltd HX1 1QE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Shay Cafe HX1 2JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Jenny's Cafe HX1 2JT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Railway Hotel HX1 1QE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2024 |
| HX Burger HX1 1PR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Yang HX1 1PU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Union Street News HX1 1PR | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 10 May 2024 |
| The New Royal Oak HX1 2HX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| The Grayston Unity HX1 1PU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2023 |
| Kamran Balti House Ltd HX1 1PR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| Public order | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clare Road (34); On or near Wellington Place (32); On or near Parking Area (29); On or near Union Street South (24); On or near Heath View Street (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 3 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
- HX1 2LY: 17 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- HX1 1RB: 4 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- HX1 2GU: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- HX1 2JT: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
- HX1 2LX: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wellington Street South · New Road · Industrial Place · Wellington Place · Sun Fold · School Street · Spencers Court · Brocklyn Yard · Bath Street · Union Street South · Brussells Court · Discovery Road
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.