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HX6 2PG

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 2DF 66 m
HX6 2BL 70 m
HX6 2DE 71 m
HX6 2DG 74 m
HX6 2DQ 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX6 2PG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 2
Latitude
53.712800
Longitude
-1.903209
British National Grid easting
406,486
British National Grid northing
424,045

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
E00055350
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 017F · E01010981
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
63
Primary
43
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    56 m

  2. Compass Community School Willow Park

    Other independent special school

    197 m

  3. Bolton Brow Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    321 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,331
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,098
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Public order 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 156
  • Other theft 132

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    806 m

  • 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

    1.5 km

  • PLANE TREES GROUP PRACTICE

    51 SANDBEDS ROAD, HALIFAX, HX2 0QL

    ODS code B84013

    2.0 km

  • THE BOULEVARD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    116 SAVILE PARK ROAD, HALIFAX, HX1 2ES

    ODS code B84019

    2.3 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    2.7 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    3.1 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

    4.3 km

  • KEIGHLEY ROAD SURGERY

    KEIGHLEY ROAD, ILLINGWORTH, HALIFAX, HX2 9LL

    ODS code B84010

    4.7 km

  • BRIG ROYD SURGERY

    HIRSTWOOD, RIPPONDEN, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 4BN

    ODS code B84007

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Christ Church School

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Christ Church School

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • East Parade

    BCT · Pye Nest

    0.1 miles

  • East Parade

    BCT · Pye Nest

    0.1 miles

  • Park Road

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

63 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 6 secondary schools. Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School is the nearest published school at 56 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,331 published events cover 12 months, averaging 194.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,098 events.

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