Whernside Way Mount Tabor, Calderdale
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (HX2), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5303097.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £155,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3).
- 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 C; 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 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Roils Head Playing Fields, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 317 to 320 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Plane Trees Group Practice, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 17 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £82,500 | £82,500 | £82,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £72,000 | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2016 | 1 HX2 0PG | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2011 | 4 HX2 0PG | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 25 May 2001 | 2 HX2 0PG | Detached | £82,500 | |
| 11 May 1995 | 2 HX2 0PG | Detached | £72,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 74 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (1); 1983-1990 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 C (48% of about 960 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: yes, Calderdale.
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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX2 0PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HX2 0UP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 317 m and 320 m above sea level (318 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HX2 0PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HX2 0UP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sowerby Bridge 417,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Mytholmroyd 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Halifax 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mount Tabor Church | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halifax Bus Station Halifax Town Centre | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 22 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Plane Trees Group Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mixenden Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Walrus Dental Care LTD | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Calderdale Royal Hospital | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | Manchester Police | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Png's Mini Market Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Roils Head Playing Fields 24 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,770 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,690 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 160m west of Overgreen Royd Farm, Mixenden, a scheduled monument, 730 m (0.5 miles) north. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Enclosed Bronze Age urnfield 160m west of Overgreen Royd Farm, Mixenden | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| West View Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsden Wood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Ramsden Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Delf Hill | Hill | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Kiln House Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Dodgson Clough | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Green Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wainstalls School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Dean Field Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonbean Coffee Boat HX2 0UW | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Halifax Farm Meats Ltd HX2 0UT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 4 Good | 16 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Heath Hill Road (5); On or near Mount Tabor Road (4); On or near Waindale Crescent (3); On or near Whernside Way (3); On or near Heather Drive (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
Mount Tabor Road · Mount Tabor Road · Heather Drive · Aysgarth Crescent · Waindale Close · Waindale Crescent · Moor End Road · Stocks 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.