BD6 2SY

Northowram & Shelf · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
BD6
Postcode sector
BD6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD6 2HQ 109 m
HX3 7TS 144 m
BD6 2SF 146 m
BD6 2ST 168 m
BD6 2TX 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD6 2SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD6
Postcode sector
BD6 2
Latitude
53.755413
Longitude
-1.801286
British National Grid easting
413,200
British National Grid northing
428,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Halifax · E14001262
Output area
E00055129
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 003C · E01010933
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 003 · E02002246

Postcode source versions

Explore BD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
56
Secondary
13
  1. St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School

    Foundation school

    438 m
  2. Millcourt School

    Other independent special school

    763 m
  3. Farfield Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,350
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,038
  • Criminal damage and arson 321
  • Vehicle crime 199
  • Anti social behaviour 193
  • Public order 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BD6 2 residents
8,079

Age bands in BD6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

1,982 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

964 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

2,364 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

2,135 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

1,124 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30 BUTTERSHAW LANE, BRADFORD, BD6 2DD

    ODS code B83010

    1.5 km

  • WIBSEY & QUEENSBURY MED P

    FAIR ROAD, BRADFORD, BD6 1TD

    ODS code B83028

    1.9 km

  • LOW MOOR SURGERY

    29 THE PLANTATIONS, BRADFORD, BD12 0TH

    ODS code B83029

    2.1 km

  • HOLLYNS HEALTH & WELLBEING

    4 GLENHOLME PARK, CLAYTON, BRADFORD, BD14 6NF

    ODS code B83045

    2.8 km

  • THE RIDGE MEDICAL PRACT.

    COUSEN ROAD, GREAT HORTON, BRADFORD, BD7 3JX

    ODS code B83055

    3.2 km

  • THE NORTHOLME PRACTICE

    KOS CLINIC, 4 ROYDLANDS STREET, HIPPERHOLME, HALIFAX, HX3 8AF

    ODS code B84008

    3.3 km

  • HORTON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HORTON PARK CENTRE, 99 HORTON PARK AVENUE, BRADFORD, BD7 3EG

    ODS code B83035

    3.8 km

  • DR GILKAR

    392 LITTLE HORTON LANE, BRADFORD, BD5 0NX

    ODS code B83653

    3.8 km

  • DR I M RAJA & PARTNER

    392 LITTLE HORTON LANE, BRADFORD, BD5 0NX

    ODS code B83025

    3.8 km

  • GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 HORTON GRANGE ROAD, BRADFORD, BD7 3AH

    ODS code B83034

    3.9 km

  • BRADFORD STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

    LAISTERIDGE LANE, BRADFORD, BD5 0HR

    ODS code B83051

    4.0 km

  • PARK GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    141 WOODHEAD ROAD, BRADFORD, BD7 2BL

    ODS code B83659

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Halifax Road Carr House Rd

    BCT · Shelf

    0.1 miles
  • Halifax Road Carr House Rd

    BCT · Shelf

    0.2 miles
  • Carr House Rd Cooper Lane

    BCT · Shelf

    0.2 miles
  • Carr House Rd Cooper Lane

    BCT · Shelf

    0.2 miles
  • Carr House Ln Cooper Lane

    BCT · Shelf

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 003C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,611 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School is the nearest published school at 438 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,350 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,038 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.