West Royd Close Halifax, Calderdale
29 addresses across 3 postcodes (HX1), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5302615.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £125,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 8, E: 1).
- 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 14% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Halifax, about 1.7 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 10.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 202 to 207 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is King Cross Practice, about 210 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 62% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 333 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £122,700 | £122,700 | £122,700 |
| 2010 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £115,000 | £112,000 | £118,000 |
| 2006 | 5 | £119,500 | £58,000 | £133,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £57,000 | £57,000 | £57,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £51,510 | £51,510 | £51,510 |
| 2001 | 1 | £49,000 | £49,000 | £49,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £46,500 | £46,000 | £47,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2022 | 9 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2014 | 12 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2013 | 12 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £122,700 | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | 9 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £98,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2009 | 11 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £112,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2009 | 1 HX1 3LT | Terraced | £118,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2006 | 10 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £129,500 | |
| 31 Aug 2006 | 3 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2006 | 6 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £119,500 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 13 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £119,000 | |
| 8 May 2006 | 9 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £58,000 | |
| 24 Jan 2003 | 9 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £57,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2002 | 8 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £51,510 | |
| 26 Feb 2001 | 9 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £49,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2000 | 5 HX1 3LT | Terraced | £52,000 | |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 3 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £47,000 | |
| 19 Apr 1999 | 2 HX1 3LT | Terraced | £46,000 | |
| 12 Jun 1998 | 1 HX1 3LT | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 30 May 1997 | 12 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £41,000 | |
| 25 Oct 1996 | 11 HX1 3LT | Semi-detached | £57,000 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10). Built: 1967-1975 (6); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (3); owner-occupied (2); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (73% of about 980 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: 20 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Junction Hotel, 192 King Cross Road, Halifax, permissioned (180 m)
- Trafalgar Works, 49 Haugh Shaw Road, Savile Park, Halifax. HX1 3AR (190 m)
- Former Mayfield Garage, Queens Road, Halifax (300 m)
- Waterloo Hall, Savile Park Road, Halifax. (400 m (0.2 miles))
- School House, 56 Hopwood Lane, Halifax, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Park United Reformed Church, Francis Street, Halifax, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Savile Close Day Centre, 37 Savile Park Road, Halifax. HX1 2ES (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off, Upper Washer Lane, Halifax. (720 m (0.4 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, 0 at medium risk and 12 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 3LT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX1 3BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX1 3LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 12 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 29 addresses are between 202 m and 207 m above sea level (205 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 3BE | 100% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| HX1 3LN | 100% | 85% | 85% | 0% |
| HX1 3LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Brighouse 388,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 95 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queen's Road King Cross | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Euro Car Parks | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Haugh Shaw Road West GeniePoint | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.9 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest King Cross Practice | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Health Centre | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 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) | Savile Park 22 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hopwood Lane Allotments 1,660 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m west. 56 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m west |
| Platform at south end of terrace in People's Park with urn | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Pavilion in People's Park With Screen Walls and Fountain Pools | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Steps to Centre of Terrace in Peoples Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Peoples Park, Halifax | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Lister Lane Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The gibbet platform | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Mill gas plant, Shaw Lodge Mills | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Scarr Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Snake Hill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Albert Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Warley Clough | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 29 |
1 of the street's 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 90 m | Outstanding (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Calderdale College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 340 m | No published inspection |
| Savile Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 550 m (0.3 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 |
| The Crossley Heath School | Secondary | 11–18 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m (0.4 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 |
| Warley Road Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Augustine's CofE School Church of England | 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 |
| Mount Pellon Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beech Hill School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Halifax Academy | All-through | 4–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bolton Brow Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions Den Supplements HX1 3LN | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2024 |
| Little Stars Children's Centre HX1 3XL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2024 |
| Parkinson Lane News HX1 3XL | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 25 Apr 2024 |
| Happy House HX1 3NS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 4 Good | 14 May 2026 |
| Papa Johns HX1 3ND | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Flamin Hot HX1 3XL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Koi Bhooka Na Soye HX1 3LG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Shimlas HX1 3JP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Kobeda Guys HX1 3JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Phat Spuds HX1 3JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Imaad's Fast Food HX1 3JP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Dec 2025 |
| NYK Fried Chicken Halifax HX1 3JL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| King Cross Pharmacy HX1 3JP | Retailers - other | 230 m | Exempt | |
| Costa HX1 3TU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Tesco HX1 3TU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 230 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 124 |
| Shoplifting | 50 |
| Public order | 44 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (88); On or near Constitutional Street (34); On or near Aachen Way (23); On or near Trafalgar Square (23); On or near Mayfield Gardens (16).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- Food hygiene ratings Helal Meats (retailers - other, HX1 3PP) now Exempt, was 5 Very good found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- HX1 3LT: 15 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- HX1 3BE: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- HX1 3LN: 1 address of 87 in the postcode
Nearby streets
West Royd Villas · Greycourt Close · Mayfield Drive · West Royd Avenue · Hawthorn Street · Hawthorn Terrace · Hyde Park Road · Trafalgar Square · Constitutional Street · Mayfield Grove · Belmont Place · Woodbine Street
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.