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HX2 7YT

Sowerby Bridge · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sowerby Bridge
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX2 7LW 54 m
HX2 7NQ 87 m
HX2 7NG 90 m
HX2 7LN 97 m
HX2 7LR 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX2 7YT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 7
Latitude
53.718981
Longitude
-1.899725
British National Grid easting
406,715
British National Grid northing
424,733

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Electoral ward
Sowerby Bridge · E05016497
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Halifax · E14001262
Output area
E00055335
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 017B · E01010976
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 017 · E02002260

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
42
Secondary
6

  1. Warley Road Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    605 m

  2. The Halifax Academy

    Academy converter

    710 m

  3. Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    735 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,782
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,826
  • Public order 339
  • Anti social behaviour 323
  • Criminal damage and arson 260
  • Other theft 203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HX2 7 residents
5,735

Age bands in HX2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

870 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

533 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,300 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,748 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

1,600 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    507 m

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    1.3 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

    KING CROSS SURGERY, 199 KING CROSS ROAD, KING CROSS, HALIFAX, HX1 3LW

    ODS code B84021

    1.4 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    1.5 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    2.1 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.3 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

    WOODSIDE SURGERY, WOODSIDE ROAD, BOOTHTOWN, HALIFAX, HX3 6EL

    ODS code B84618

    2.5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    60A KEIGHLEY ROAD, OVENDEN, HALIFAX, HX2 8AL

    ODS code B84613

    3.0 km

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    3.9 km

  • STAINLAND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STAINLAND ROAD, GREETLAND, HALIFAX, HX4 8BD

    ODS code B84009

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Willow Drive

    BCT · Willow Field

    0.0 miles

  • Willow Drive

    BCT · Willow Field

    0.0 miles

  • Cote Hill

    BCT · Willow Field

    0.1 miles

  • Willowfield Crescent

    BCT · Willow Field

    0.2 miles

  • Cote Hill

    BCT · Willow Field

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 017B, 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

24,247 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 6 secondary schools. Warley Road Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 605 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,782 published events cover 12 months, averaging 315.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,826 events.

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