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HX6 2BB

Wainhouse · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sowerby Bridge
Ward
Wainhouse
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX6 2BX 87 m
HX6 2AR 90 m
HX6 2AU 91 m
HX6 2AZ 101 m
HX6 2BA 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX6 2BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 2
Latitude
53.711195
Longitude
-1.897168
British National Grid easting
406,885
British National Grid northing
423,867

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Electoral ward
Wainhouse · E05016499
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Halifax · E14001262
Output area
E00055326
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 017F · E01010981
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 017 · E02002260

Postcode source versions

Explore HX6

Property

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Norland View, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BB 13 December 2024 £122,750
10, Norland View, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BB 5 November 2024 £144,000
18, Norland View, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BB 26 July 2024 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
45
Secondary
6

  1. Bolton Brow Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    122 m

  2. Compass Community School Willow Park

    Other independent special school

    283 m

  3. Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    492 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,273
  • Anti social behaviour 261
  • Public order 231
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Other theft 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
104

54 female, 50 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.6
HX6 2 residents
6,637

Age bands in HX6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,142 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

652 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.9%

1,941 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,821 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

944 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HX6 2 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
100%

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

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    1.0 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    1.1 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    1.2 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    2.0 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    2.2 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.4 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    2.9 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    3.7 km

  • STAINLAND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STAINLAND ROAD, GREETLAND, HALIFAX, HX4 8BD

    ODS code B84009

    3.9 km

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    4.8 km

  • BRIG ROYD SURGERY

    HIRSTWOOD, RIPPONDEN, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 4BN

    ODS code B84007

    4.8 km

  • BANKFIELD SURGERY

    15 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, ELLAND, HX5 9BA

    ODS code B84016

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Summerland Terrace

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Summerland Terrace

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Prospect Avenue

    BCT · Pye Nest

    0.1 miles

  • Prospect Avenue

    BCT · Pye Nest

    0.1 miles

  • Bolton Brow School

    BCT · Pye Nest

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 017F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,807 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
1 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
3
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 £131,500 from 6 recorded sales in HX6 2BB. 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bolton Brow Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 122 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,273 events.

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