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HX3 8SY

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Halifax
Ward
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX3 8ST 68 m
HX3 8TA 85 m
HX3 8TE 90 m
HX3 8SZ 114 m
HX3 8SU 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX3 8SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 8
Latitude
53.729571
Longitude
-1.800437
British National Grid easting
413,264
British National Grid northing
425,925

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Electoral ward
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe · E05016488
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Calder Valley · E14001147
Output area
E00054963
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 011B · E01010906
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 011 · E02002254

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Syke Lane, Halifax, HX3 8SY 27 August 2025 £209,000
12, Syke Lane, Halifax, HX3 8SY 15 November 2024 £245,000
16, Syke Lane, Halifax, HX3 8SY 12 September 2024 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
43
Secondary
6

  1. Lightcliffe C of E Primary School

    Academy converter

    432 m

  2. Hipperholme Grammar School

    Other independent school

    851 m

  3. Lightcliffe Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
556
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 224
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

20 female, 20 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.1
HX3 8 residents
7,854

Age bands in HX3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,369 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

760 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,820 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,316 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

1,686 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HX3 8 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

11

within 5 km

  • THE NORTHOLME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84008

    686 m

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    24 CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84011

    3.2 km

  • RYDINGS HALL SURGERY

    RYDINGS HALL, CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84003

    3.2 km

  • LOW MOOR SURGERY

    29 THE PLANTATIONS, BRADFORD, BD12 0TH

    ODS code B83029

    3.4 km

  • PARKLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    30 BUTTERSHAW LANE, BRADFORD, BD6 2DD

    ODS code B83010

    3.7 km

  • LONGROYDE SURGERY

    38 CASTLE AVENUE, RASTRICK, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 3HT

    ODS code B84623

    4.0 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    4.4 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    4.4 km

  • WIBSEY & QUEENSBURY MED P

    FAIR ROAD, BRADFORD, BD6 1TD

    ODS code B83028

    4.4 km

  • RASTRICK HEALTH CENTRE

    CHAPEL CROFT, RASTRICK, BRIGHOUSE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 3NA

    ODS code B84014

    4.6 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    4.7 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

  • Cresswell Terrace

    BCT · Lightcliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Knowle Top Road

    BCT · Lightcliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Longlands Lodge

    BCT · Lightcliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Longlands Lodge

    BCT · Lightcliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Sutherland Road

    BCT · Lightcliffe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 011B, 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

30,253 of 33,755

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £285,000 from 6 recorded sales in HX3 8SY. 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 43 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lightcliffe C of E Primary School is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

556 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 224 events.

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