Area guide

Living in HX3, Calderdale

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around HX3 in Calderdale. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Calderdale: £191,385, up 4.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.

Check sold prices for a specific address in HX3 →
See where HX3 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →

Council tax at Band D in Calderdale: £2,420 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare HX3 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for HX3 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around HX3

65 recorded home sales on the streets around central HX3 in the last 2 years, with a median of £190,000 and a range from £45,000 to £850,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
6 Kell Lane, HX3 7AY Terraced £250,000 24 Jun 2026
67 Park Terrace, HX3 7AF Terraced £160,000 22 May 2026
2 Godley Gardens, HX3 6XH Terraced £197,500 5 May 2026
2A Belgrave Crescent, HX3 6BQ Semi-detached £210,000 24 Apr 2026
8 Staups Lane, HX3 7AB Terraced £185,000 24 Apr 2026
1 Belgrave Gardens, HX3 6BA Semi-detached £200,000 23 Apr 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

42 schools within 3 miles , of which 78% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Parkinson Lane Community Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.6 mi away 0.52 mi 2026/27
All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.0 mi away 0.8 mi 2026/27
Trinity Academy Halifax Secondary Outstanding 2.2 mi away no figure
Old Earth Primary School Primary Outstanding 3.0 mi away 1.26 mi 2026/27
Salterlee Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Trinity Academy Akroydon Primary Good 1.0 mi away no figure

Schools in HX3 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary 0.8 mi 2026/27
Northowram Primary School Primary 1.02 mi 2026/27
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Primary 1.26 mi 2026/27
Copley Primary School Primary 1.89 mi 2026/27

Will an address here get a place? How far Calderdale schools admitted from, school by school →

28 state primary and 5 state secondary schools within range, plus 3 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for HX3 →

Private schools

3 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Beacon Lights Schools, Hipperholme Grammar School, The Gleddings School.

All 3 fee-paying schools near HX3, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations16.8%
Associate professional and technical14.3%
Managers, directors and senior officials12.5%
Administrative and secretarial11.6%
Caring, leisure and other service10.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How HX3 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 7.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of HX3 (E01010934, 1,951 residents in 2021, down 0.8% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 7.0 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 74.0% 72.1% -1.9 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 18.7% 23.1% +4.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 5.8% 4.7% -1.1 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 14.4% 14.5% +0.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.7% 23.3% +6.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 21.7% 28.7% +7.0 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 3.5% 5.2% +1.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 82.2% 79.8% -2.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.1% 96.2% -1.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

366 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central HX3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Calderdale's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

7 supermarkets, 4 pharmacies, 92 restaurants and cafés, 32 pubs, 2 hospitals within a mile of central HX3, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of HX3

Best-served stop: Shibden Park, with 8.6 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of HX3 is Shibden Park: 8.6 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 4.5 in the evening and 5.4 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:04, last 23:19. Routes there: 548, 549, 681, 255, 508, 534. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of HX3. The nearest, Caritas Group Practice, has 7,780 registered patients and 3,916 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Caritas Group Practice0.9 mi7,7803,916
Lister Lane Surgery0.9 mi8,8193,801
The Boulevard Medical Practice1.2 mi17,0323,529

Nearest A&E: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where 62.3% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust at 62.6%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Calderdale pays £2,420 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Calderdale, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Calderdale, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,916+5.1%
2022-23£1,981+3.4%
2023-24£2,086+5.3%
2024-25£2,190+5.0%
2025-26£2,302+5.1%
2026-27£2,420+5.1%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Calderdale, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about HX3

What is the average house price in HX3?

The average sold price in Calderdale is £191,385 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in HX3?

Prices in Calderdale are up 4.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in HX3?

The median of 65 recorded sales around central HX3 in the last 2 years is £190,000, ranging from £45,000 to £850,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in HX3?

42 schools sit within 3 miles of central HX3, and 78% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in HX3?

366 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central HX3 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is HX3 at risk of flooding?

Central HX3 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is HX3 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 78% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £190,000; the area sits in decile 4 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 366 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is HX3 safe?

366 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central HX3 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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