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HX3 5AE

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
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX2 8TP 110 m
HX3 5FB 110 m
HX2 8TR 157 m
HX2 8TW 172 m
HX2 8TS 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX3 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 5
Latitude
53.738734
Longitude
-1.896540
British National Grid easting
406,922
British National Grid northing
426,931

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
E00055151
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 005B · E01010939
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 005 · E02002248

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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58 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Boy Lane, Halifax, HX3 5AE 12 December 2025 £217,500
24, Boy Lane, Halifax, HX3 5AE 18 October 2024 £195,000
54, Boy Lane, Halifax, HX3 5AE 13 October 2023 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
40
Secondary
6

  1. Dean Field Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    450 m

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

    Academy converter

    490 m

  3. Broadwood School

    Other independent special school

    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,282
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,532
  • Criminal damage and arson 268
  • Anti social behaviour 265
  • Public order 255
  • Shoplifting 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

26 female, 29 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
1.9
HX3 5 residents
7,469

Age bands in HX3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

1,796 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

975 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

2,157 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

2,070 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

1,223 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HX3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    931 m

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    1.1 km

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    1.7 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    2.0 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    2.2 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.7 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    2.8 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    3.0 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    3.6 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

  • Crag Lane

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatley Lane Ends

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.1 miles

  • Wheatley Lane Ends

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.1 miles

  • Page Hill

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.1 miles

  • Page Hill

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 005B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,769 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £147,500 from 8 recorded sales in HX3 5AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Calderdale is £191,540 in June 2026, up 9.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

58 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 6 secondary schools. Dean Field Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 450 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,282 published events cover 12 months, averaging 273.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,532 events.

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