HX2 8DB

Ovenden · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX2 8DF 119 m
HX3 5SZ 119 m
HX2 8AE 125 m
HX3 5SY 134 m
HX2 8BJ 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX2 8DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 8
Latitude
53.742400
Longitude
-1.885539
British National Grid easting
407,647
British National Grid northing
427,340

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
E00055173
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 005E · E01010944
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 005 · E02002248

Postcode source versions

Explore HX2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bizspace Ltd, Calderdale Business Park, Halifax, HX2 8DB 23 February 2021 £2,950,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
41
Secondary
5
  1. Moorside Community Primary School

    Community school

    312 m
  2. Dean Field Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,472
  • Criminal damage and arson 250
  • Anti social behaviour 245
  • Public order 234
  • Other theft 211

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

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
94.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80.6%
Gigabit-capable
80.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
94.2%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    304 m

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    1.4 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    1.5 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    1.8 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    2.4 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.6 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    3.0 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    3.0 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Nursery Lane Rugby Mount

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.1 miles
  • Moorside School

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.1 miles
  • Moorside School

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.1 miles
  • Beechwood Medical Centre

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.1 miles
  • Nursery Lane Vegal Crescent

    BCT · Ovenden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 005E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,114 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 5 secondary schools. Moorside Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 312 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,472 events.

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