HX3 5FJ

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 8TX 204 m
HX2 8TR 219 m
HX3 5AE 237 m
HX2 8TU 249 m
HX2 8TY 250 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX3 5FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 5
Latitude
53.740264
Longitude
-1.899038
British National Grid easting
406,757
British National Grid northing
427,101

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

Explore HX3

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
53, Creek View, Wheatley, Halifax, HX3 5FJ 20 December 2024 £300,000
17, Creek View, Wheatley, Halifax, HX3 5FJ 14 December 2023 £279,950
11, Creek View, Wheatley, Halifax, HX3 5FJ 30 November 2023 £279,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
38
Secondary
6
  1. Dean Field Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    446 m
  3. Broadwood School

    Other independent special school

    818 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,086
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,444
  • Criminal damage and arson 271
  • Anti social behaviour 248
  • Public order 225
  • Shoplifting 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    1.1 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    1.2 km

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    1.6 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    2.2 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    2.4 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    3.0 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    3.0 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    3.3 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Page Hill

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.1 miles
  • Page Hill

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.2 miles
  • Rake Bank

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.2 miles
  • Rake Bank

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.2 miles
  • Crag Lane

    BCT · Wheatley

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £279,950 from 32 recorded sales in HX3 5FJ. 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 6 secondary schools. Dean Field Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,086 published events cover 12 months, averaging 257.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,444 events.

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