HX3 7FW

Northowram & Shelf · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Halifax
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX3 7FQ 89 m
HX3 7FR 89 m
HX3 7FS 89 m
HX3 7EN 99 m
HX3 7HS 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX3 7FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 7
Latitude
53.740260
Longitude
-1.825068
British National Grid easting
411,636
British National Grid northing
427,110

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
E00055111
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 003D · E01010935
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 003 · E02002246

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Bowling View, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7FW 21 November 2025 £640,000
6, Bowling View, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7FW 18 August 2025 £825,000
8, Bowling View, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7FW 6 August 2025 £800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
54
Secondary
9
  1. Northowram Primary School

    Community school

    505 m
  2. Salterlee Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Shelf Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
363
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 141
  • Other theft 45
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Burglary 31
  • Vehicle crime 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HX3 7 residents
9,637

Age bands in HX3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,440 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

859 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

2,008 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

2,944 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

2,312 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
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

13

within 5 km

  • THE NORTHOLME PRACTICE

    KOS CLINIC, 4 ROYDLANDS STREET, HIPPERHOLME, HALIFAX, HX3 8AF

    ODS code B84008

    1.9 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    3.0 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    3.3 km

  • PARKLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30 BUTTERSHAW LANE, BRADFORD, BD6 2DD

    ODS code B83010

    3.7 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    3.7 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    3.8 km

  • LOW MOOR SURGERY

    29 THE PLANTATIONS, BRADFORD, BD12 0TH

    ODS code B83029

    3.9 km

  • WIBSEY & QUEENSBURY MED P

    FAIR ROAD, BRADFORD, BD6 1TD

    ODS code B83028

    4.2 km

  • HOLLYNS HEALTH & WELLBEING

    4 GLENHOLME PARK, CLAYTON, BRADFORD, BD14 6NF

    ODS code B83045

    4.4 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    4.6 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    4.7 km

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    4.8 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    5.0 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

  • Newlands View

    BCT · Northowram

    0.1 miles
  • Newlands View

    BCT · Northowram

    0.1 miles
  • Bradford Rd Newlands Grove

    BCT · Northowram

    0.1 miles
  • Westercroft Lane

    BCT · Northowram

    0.1 miles
  • Back Clough Westercroft Lane

    BCT · Northowram

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 003D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,432 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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 £640,000 from 5 recorded sales in HX3 7FW. 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

75 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 9 secondary schools. Northowram Primary School is the nearest published school at 505 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

363 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 141 events.

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