HX3 9EA

Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX3 9DZ 23 m
HX3 9DU 64 m
HX3 9DY 81 m
HX3 9DT 113 m
HX3 9DS 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX3 9EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX3
Postcode sector
HX3 9
Latitude
53.702011
Longitude
-1.848235
British National Grid easting
410,117
British National Grid northing
422,851

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
E00055404
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 018E · E01010993
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 018 · E02002261

Postcode source versions

Explore HX3

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Backhold Road, Halifax, HX3 9EA 12 June 2025 £115,000
18, Backhold Road, Halifax, HX3 9EA 4 September 2023 £110,000
10, Backhold Road, Halifax, HX3 9EA 19 February 2021 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
47
Secondary
7
  1. Siddal Primary School

    Academy converter

    299 m
  2. Park Lane Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    307 m
  3. Salterhebble Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    776 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,269
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 610
  • Public order 127
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Other theft 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

38 female, 30 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.2
HX3 9 residents
7,117

Age bands in HX3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,249 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

714 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

1,896 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,042 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

1,387 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HX3 9 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+
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
88.2%

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

15

within 5 km

  • STAINLAND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STAINLAND ROAD, GREETLAND, HALIFAX, HX4 8BD

    ODS code B84009

    1.9 km

  • BANKFIELD SURGERY

    15 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, ELLAND, HX5 9BA

    ODS code B84016

    1.9 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    2.2 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.6 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    2.6 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    3.4 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    3.6 km

  • THE NORTHOLME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84008

    3.7 km

  • LONGROYDE SURGERY

    38 CASTLE AVENUE, RASTRICK, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 3HT

    ODS code B84623

    3.9 km

  • RASTRICK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84014

    4.0 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    4.2 km

  • CHURCH LANE SURGERY

    24 CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84011

    4.3 km

  • RYDINGS HALL SURGERY

    RYDINGS HALL, CHURCH LANE, BRIGHOUSE, HD6 1AT

    ODS code B84003

    4.3 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    4.4 km

  • THE LINDLEY VILLAGE SURG.

    THOMAS STREET, LINDLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3JD

    ODS code B85033

    4.8 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

  • Backhold Drive

    BCT · Siddal

    0.0 miles
  • Backhold Dr Backhold Road

    BCT · Siddal

    0.1 miles
  • Backhold Dr Backhold Avenue

    BCT · Siddal

    0.1 miles
  • Backhold Ln Backhold Drive

    BCT · Siddal

    0.1 miles
  • Backhold Ln Backhold Drive

    BCT · Siddal

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 018E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,253 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £112,500 from 2 recorded sales in HX3 9EA. 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

67 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 7 secondary schools. Siddal Primary School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,269 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 610 events.

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