HX2 8YW

Illingworth & Mixenden · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX2 8YD 119 m
BD13 4HU 483 m
HX2 8YB 494 m
HX2 8YA 538 m
HX2 9PS 558 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX2 8YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 8
Latitude
53.779805
Longitude
-1.902844
British National Grid easting
406,500
British National Grid northing
431,500

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
E00055011
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 001A · E01010911
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 001 · E02002244

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Keelham Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.4 km
  2. Bradshaw Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Denholme Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
97
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Public order 12
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 8

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    2.9 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Causeway Foot Coal Lane

    BCT · Ogden

    0.3 miles
  • Causeway Foot Coal Lane

    BCT · Ogden

    0.3 miles
  • Windmill Court Hotel

    BCT · Causeway Foot

    0.3 miles
  • Windmill Court Hotel

    BCT · Causeway Foot

    0.3 miles
  • Halifax Road Thornton Rd

    BCT · Denholme

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 001A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,649 of 33,755

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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Keelham Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

97 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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