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HX2 9AX

Ovenden · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ovenden
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX3 6RA 55 m
HX2 9AE 119 m
HX2 9AF 122 m
HX2 9AD 136 m
HX2 9AB 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX2 9AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX2
Postcode sector
HX2 9
Latitude
53.748143
Longitude
-1.875592
British National Grid easting
408,302
British National Grid northing
427,980

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
E00055282
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 008D · E01010967
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 008 · E02002251

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
38
Secondary
5

  1. Trinity Academy Halifax

    Academy sponsor led

    567 m

  2. Moorside Community Primary School

    Community school

    650 m

  3. The North Halifax Grammar School

    Academy converter

    962 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,575
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,208
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Public order 197
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Anti social behaviour 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HX2 9 residents
8,389

Age bands in HX2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,472 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

847 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

1,878 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

2,512 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,833 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
100%
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

8

within 5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    656 m

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    1.4 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    2.1 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    2.3 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.9 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    3.2 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    3.5 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    3.7 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

  • Shay Lane Blackmires

    BCT · Holmfield

    0.1 miles

  • Shay Lane Blackmires

    BCT · Holmfield

    0.1 miles

  • Shay Lane Beechwood Rd

    BCT · Holmfield

    0.1 miles

  • Shay Lane Beechwood Rd

    BCT · Holmfield

    0.1 miles

  • Beechwood Rd Kingdom Hall

    BCT · Holmfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 008D, 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

1,915 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

55 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 5 secondary schools. Trinity Academy Halifax is the nearest published school at 567 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,575 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,208 events.

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