The Wells Halifax, Calderdale
1 address across 1 postcode (HX2), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5303161.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £216,000 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 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, West View Park, is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 258 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Spring Hall Group Practice, about 660 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £216,000 | £216,000 | £216,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 |
| 2004 | 2 | £140,000 | £135,000 | £145,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £163,750 | £135,000 | £192,500 |
| 1999 | 2 | £68,250 | £66,500 | £70,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2021 | 2 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £216,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2017 | 2 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2010 | 4 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 6 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 26 Mar 2004 | 4 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2004 | 2 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2003 | 8 HX2 7QP | Semi-detached | £192,500 | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | 2 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 16 Jul 1999 | 4 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1999 | 6 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £66,500 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | 6 HX2 7QP | Terraced | £62,000 |
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 (51% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Warley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: in a protected area: Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order, Halifax 1951 General Order.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE WELLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Warley Spring Garage, Burnley Road, Warley, Halifax (530 m (0.3 miles))
- The Probation Centre, Spring Hall Lane, Halifax. (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Spring Hall Mills, Mile Cross Road, Halifax. (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Cliff Hill, Cliff Hill Lane, Warley, Halifax. HX2 7SD (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 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 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: 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 address is about 258 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX2 7QP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 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 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 73 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Wells Highroad Well | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Haugh Shaw Road West GeniePoint | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 22.5 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spring Hall Group Practice | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spring Hall Pharmacy | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walrus Dental Care LTD | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Halifax Pellon High Road, Pellon Cashzone | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West View Park 3.1 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Roils Head Playing Fields 24 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,960 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ling Bob Adventure Playground 3.6 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is West View Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West View Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Lister Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Warley Clough | Valley | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Albert Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Dodgson Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Kirkham Turn | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Dodgson Clough | Valley | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ling Bob Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Halifax Academy | All-through | 4–16 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Warley Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Warley Town School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trinity Academy Grammar | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mount Pellon Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Augustine's CofE School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 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 |
| Calderdale College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewood Trust HX2 0LH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Mr Whippy( Vehicle Reg V936KOE)/Temptations 2 Go HX2 0AH | Mobile caterer | 120 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2024 |
| Highroad Well Shop HX2 0AL | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 31 May 2024 |
| Booze Express HX2 0AH | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 31 May 2024 |
| Flying Sandwich HX2 0AL | Retailers - other | 200 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Spice Hut HX2 0DJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 4 Good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| The Brown Cow Inn HX2 0AL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Coffee Domination HX2 7LZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jul 2024 |
| Kitchen@golfclub-West End Golf Club HX2 0NT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Summer Heywoods HX2 0AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Golden Dragon HX2 0AX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 May 2025 |
| JR News \& Convenience HX2 0AX | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2026 |
| KLS Cakes HX2 0DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 19 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Warley Grove (17); On or near Sandhall Avenue (14); On or near Warley View (11); On or near Highcliffe Drive (9); On or near Court Lane (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- HX2 7QP: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Braeside · Well Royd Close · Warley View · Well Royd Avenue · Court Lane · Highcliffe Drive · Warley Grove · Stock Lane · Westcliffe Drive · Gibbet Street · Sandhall Avenue · Windle Royd Lane
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.