HX6 3LE

Sowerby Bridge · Calderdale · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sowerby Bridge
Local authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HX6 3LD 99 m
HX6 2DR 113 m
HX6 2AG 119 m
HX6 2AJ 120 m
HX6 2AH 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HX6 3LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HX
Postcode district
HX6
Postcode sector
HX6 3
Latitude
53.708685
Longitude
-1.904279
British National Grid easting
406,416
British National Grid northing
423,587

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
E00055323
Lower layer super output area
Calderdale 017F · E01010981
Middle layer super output area
Calderdale 017 · E02002260

Postcode source versions

Explore HX6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holme Iron Works, Holmes Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3LE 24 January 2018 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
42
Secondary
5
  1. Compass Community School Willow Park

    Other independent special school

    354 m
  2. Bolton Brow Primary Academy

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    468 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,607
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 712
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Public order 129
  • Other theft 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 97

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

10

within 5 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HX6 3AB

    ODS code B84001

    463 m

  • SPRING HALL GROUP PRACTICE

    173C SPRING HALL LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 4JG

    ODS code B84012

    1.6 km

  • KING CROSS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84021

    1.8 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

    2.5 km

  • LISTER LANE SURGERY

    30 LISTER LANE, HALIFAX, HX1 5AX

    ODS code B84612

    3.0 km

  • CARITAS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B84618

    3.4 km

  • STAINLAND ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    70 STAINLAND ROAD, GREETLAND, HALIFAX, HX4 8BD

    ODS code B84009

    4.0 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

    4.4 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

  • Bolton Brow

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Sowerby Bridge Rail Station

    RSE · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Bolton Brow

    BCT · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Sowerby Bridge Rail Station

    RLY · Sowerby Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Sowerby Bridge Rail Station

    RSE · Sowerby Bridge

    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

60 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 5 secondary schools. Compass Community School Willow Park is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,607 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 712 events.

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