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HX3 7SF

Northowram & Shelf · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Northowram & Shelf
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX3 7SD 52 m
HX3 7TY 69 m
HX3 7LA 70 m
HX3 7UD 90 m
HX3 7SB 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX3 7SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 7
Latitude
53.739197
Longitude
-1.817113
British National Grid easting
412,161
British National Grid northing
426,993

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Electoral ward
Northowram & Shelf · E05016491
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Halifax · E14001262
Output area
E00055109
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 008A · E01010934
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 008 · E02002251

Postcode source versions

Explore HX3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
47
Secondary
8

  1. Northowram Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  2. Hipperholme Grammar School

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

  3. Shelf Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
398
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 157
  • Other theft 44
  • Burglary 35
  • Vehicle crime 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HX3 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • THE NORTHOLME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84008

    1.6 km

  • PARKLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30 BUTTERSHAW LANE, BRADFORD, BD6 2DD

    ODS code B83010

    3.4 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    3.4 km

  • LOW MOOR SURGERY

    29 THE PLANTATIONS, BRADFORD, BD12 0TH

    ODS code B83029

    3.5 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    3.7 km

  • WIBSEY & QUEENSBURY MED P

    FAIR ROAD, BRADFORD, BD6 1TD

    ODS code B83028

    4.0 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    4.2 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    4.3 km

  • HOLLYNS HEALTH & WELLBEING

    4 GLENHOLME PARK, CLAYTON, BRADFORD, BD14 6NF

    ODS code B83045

    4.5 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    24 CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84011

    4.6 km

  • RYDINGS HALL SURGERY

    RYDINGS HALL, CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84003

    4.6 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Denholme Gate Road

    BCT · Coley

    0.0 miles

  • Denholme Gate Road Westercroft Ln

    BCT · Coley

    0.0 miles

  • The Brown Horse Inn

    BCT · Coley

    0.1 miles

  • The Brown Horse Inn

    BCT · Coley

    0.1 miles

  • Coley Road Lower Shelf

    BCT · Coley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 008A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,070 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

Schools

66 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 8 secondary schools. Northowram Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

398 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 157 events.

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