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HX2 8AP

Ovenden · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ovenden
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX2 8AW 64 m
HX2 8AU 80 m
HX2 8AR 81 m
HX2 8AX 89 m
HX2 8AY 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX2 8AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 8
Latitude
53.744519
Longitude
-1.883426
British National Grid easting
407,786
British National Grid northing
427,576

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Electoral ward
Ovenden · E05016492
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Halifax · E14001262
Output area
E00055170
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 005D · E01010942
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 005 · E02002248

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
39
Secondary
5

  1. Moorside Community Primary School

    Community school

    67 m

  2. Dean Field Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    693 m

  3. St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,018
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,411
  • Criminal damage and arson 249
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Public order 217
  • Other theft 210

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HX2 8 residents
8,276

Age bands in HX2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24%

1,835 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

931 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

1,984 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

1,902 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

986 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    205 m

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    1.3 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    1.7 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    1.9 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    2.7 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.7 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    3.2 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    3.3 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Moorside School

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.0 miles

  • Moorside School

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.0 miles

  • Moorside Club

    BCT · Illingworth

    0.1 miles

  • Beechwood Medical Centre

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.1 miles

  • Nursery Lane

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 005D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,342 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

57 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 5 secondary schools. Moorside Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 67 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,018 published events cover 12 months, averaging 251.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,411 events.

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