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HX6 2EJ

Sowerby Bridge · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX6 2LF 54 m
HX6 2FN 55 m
HX6 2QR 82 m
HX6 2QS 82 m
HX6 2LT 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX6 2EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 2
Latitude
53.710307
Longitude
-1.910154
British National Grid easting
406,028
British National Grid northing
423,767

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Calderdale · E08000033
Electoral ward
Sowerby Bridge · E05016497
Parish or community
E43000293
Westminster constituency
Halifax · E14001262
Output area
E00178637
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 017D · E01010979
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 017 · E02002260

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
42
Secondary
4

  1. Trinity Academy Grammar

    Academy sponsor led

    391 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    496 m

  3. Compass Community School Willow Park

    Other independent special school

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,514
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 659
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Public order 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Other theft 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    357 m

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    1.7 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    2.1 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    2.5 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    2.9 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    3.3 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    3.6 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B84613

    4.1 km

  • BRIG ROYD SURGERY

    HIRSTWOOD, RIPPONDEN, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 4BN

    ODS code B84007

    4.3 km

  • STAINLAND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STAINLAND ROAD, GREETLAND, HALIFAX, HX4 8BD

    ODS code B84009

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Sowerby Bridge Lidl

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Beech Rd Church Bank

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Beech Rd Church Bank

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Sowerby Bridge Lidl

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Wharf Street

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 017D, 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

4,999 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 4 secondary schools. Trinity Academy Grammar is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,514 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 659 events.

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