HD6 1RU

Brighouse · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley
Postcode district
HD6
Postcode sector
HD6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HD6 4AY 23 m
HD6 4AZ 43 m
HD6 4AS 50 m
HD6 4BB 68 m
HD6 4BE 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD6 1RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD6
Postcode sector
HD6 1
Latitude
53.709540
Longitude
-1.781806
British National Grid easting
414,500
British National Grid northing
423,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Electoral ward
Brighouse · E05016483
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Calder Valley · E14001147
Output area
E00054810
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 019B · E01010876
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 019 · E02002262

Postcode source versions

Explore HD6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    334 m
  2. St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    566 m
  3. Brighouse High School

    Academy converter

    978 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,064
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 887
  • Shoplifting 249
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Public order 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HD6 1 residents
2,667

Age bands in HD6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

369 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

278 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

710 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

689 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

540 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    24 CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84011

    721 m

  • RYDINGS HALL SURGERY

    RYDINGS HALL, CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84003

    721 m

  • LONGROYDE SURGERY

    38 CASTLE AVENUE, RASTRICK, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 3HT

    ODS code B84623

    1.8 km

  • RASTRICK HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL CROFT, RASTRICK, BRIGHOUSE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 3NA

    ODS code B84014

    2.4 km

  • THE NORTHOLME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84008

    2.6 km

  • BANKFIELD SURGERY

    15 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, ELLAND, HX5 9BA

    ODS code B84016

    4.4 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85001

    4.7 km

  • THE GREENWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GREEN WAY PRACTICE, CLECKHEATON HEALTH CENTRE, GREENSIDE, CLECKHEATON, BD19 5AP

    ODS code B85030

    4.7 km

  • WOODHOUSE HILL SURGERY

    71A WOODHOUSE HILL, FARTOWN, HUDDERSFIELD, HD2 1DH

    ODS code B85048

    4.8 km

  • CLECKHEATON GROUP PRACTICE

    CROSS CHURCH STREET, CLECKHEATON, BD19 3RQ

    ODS code B85021

    5.0 km

  • LOW MOOR SURGERY

    29 THE PLANTATIONS, BRADFORD, BD12 0TH

    ODS code B83029

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Smithy Carr Lane

    BCT · Brighouse

    0.1 miles
  • Smithy Carr Lane

    BCT · Brighouse

    0.1 miles
  • Brighouse Pool

    BCT · Brighouse

    0.1 miles
  • Brighouse Pool

    BCT · Brighouse

    0.1 miles
  • Waring Green Centre

    BCT · Waring Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 019B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,483 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,064 published events cover 12 months, averaging 172 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 887 events.

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