Sycamore Drive Elland, Calderdale
12 addresses across 2 postcodes (HX5), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5301305.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £325,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 2).
- Flood: 2 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hoyle's Memorial Garden, is about 500 m (0.3 miles) 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 133 to 137 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stainland Road Medical Centre, about 360 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 95% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £249,000 | £249,000 | £249,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £146,552 | £146,552 | £146,552 |
| 2003 | 2 | £151,250 | £132,500 | £170,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2023 | 8 HX5 0QU | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2014 | 4 HX5 0QU | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2012 | 2 HX5 0QU | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 17 May 2010 | 6 HX5 0QU | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2008 | 8 HX5 0QU | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 4 May 2006 | 7 HX5 0QU | Detached | £182,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2004 | 2 HX5 0QU | Detached | £146,552 | |
| 17 Oct 2003 | 2 HX5 0QU | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2003 | 5 HX5 0QU | Detached | £132,500 | |
| 26 Jan 1996 | 6 HX5 0QU | Detached | £70,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 95 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (2); 1967-1975 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 (32% of about 740 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: 2 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Victoria Works, Dean Street, West Vale, Elland, permissioned (330 m)
- Glenholme Green Lane Greetland Halifax (350 m)
- West Vale Works, Stainland Road, Greetland, Elland (400 m (0.2 miles))
- WM Woods Exteriors Limited, Lambert Street, West Vale, Elland. HX4 8AA (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Holly Bank Works, Rochdale Road, Greetland, Halifax, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Lindwell Methodist Church, Lindwell, Halifax, permissioned (930 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX5 0QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX5 0QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 12 addresses are between 133 m and 137 m above sea level (135 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX5 0QS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX5 0QU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 64 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hullenedge Lane West Vale | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 4.6 km (2.9 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 | 24 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stainland Road Medical Centre | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest West Vale Dental Practice | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Greetland, Greetland Cashzone | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hoyle's Memorial Garden 500 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Park 2.6 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,790 m² | 1.1 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*), 720 m (0.4 miles) north. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clay House | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Clay House Barn | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Fleece Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenstone Wood | Wood | 300 m south-west |
| Bank Bottom Wood | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Rawroyd Wood | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Hollins Hey Clough | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Kew Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Sowerby Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 12 |
3 of the street's 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 80 m | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Brooksbank School | Secondary | 11–18 | 430 m (0.3 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 |
| West Vale Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 560 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 |
| Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| 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 |
| The Greetland Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
| Holywell Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Lane Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overgate Hospice HX5 0QY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Eagle Care Home Ltd HX5 0QF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Queen Hotel HX4 8BD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | Exempt | |
| Cafe Italia HX4 8BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2024 |
| Di's Pies HX4 8DF | Retailers - other | 360 m | Exempt | |
| Mantra House Modern Indian Dining & Bar HX4 8BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Sweet Tooth HX4 8BD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Casa Pizza HX4 8BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Gardens Farm Ltd HX4 8BD | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Moh's Indian Take-away HX4 8BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Jul 2025 |
| West Vale Bakery Ltd HX4 8DF | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Good Will HX4 8AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Chariots Pizza And Balti House HX4 8AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Craft HX4 8AG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Angel Care Residential HX4 8BL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Woodside Grove (11); On or near Broomfield (7); On or near Hullenedge Gardens (5); On or near Featherbed Close (4); On or near Workhouse Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- 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
Nearby streets
Ringwood Edge · Hammerstones Road · Feather Bed Lane · Hullenedge Gardens · Broomfield · Hullenedge Lane · Woodside View · Featherbed Close · Woodside Terrace · Woodside Grove · William Street · Hullen Edge Lane
All the streets in HX5 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.