HX6 3DL

Sowerby Bridge · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX6 3DJ 35 m
HX6 3DA 89 m
HX6 3DN 100 m
HX6 3DW 144 m
HX6 3DR 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX6 3DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 3
Latitude
53.690575
Longitude
-1.933803
British National Grid easting
404,469
British National Grid northing
421,570

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
E00055224
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 027E · E01010957
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 027 · E02002270

Postcode source versions

Explore HX6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Triangle CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    698 m
  2. St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km
  3. Ryburn Valley High School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
298
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 147
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Public order 25
  • Other crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HX6 3 residents
3,133

Age bands in HX6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

469 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

301 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

717 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.7%

1,029 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

626 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIG ROYD SURGERY

    HIRSTWOOD, RIPPONDEN, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 4BN

    ODS code B84007

    1.7 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    2.4 km

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    4.3 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Stubbing Lane

    BCT · Kebroyd

    0.0 miles
  • Stubbing Lane

    BCT · Kebroyd

    0.0 miles
  • Lower Deer Play Farm

    BCT · Triangle

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Deer Play Farm

    BCT · Triangle

    0.2 miles
  • Sandy Dyke Lane

    BCT · Triangle

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Calderdale 027E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,006 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Triangle CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 698 m.

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

Recorded crime

298 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 147 events.

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