HX4 8BQ
The median sold price for the postcode HX4 8BQ is around £902,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 102 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around HX4 8BQ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £97,100 – £395,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across HX4 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£168,025(86 sales)
- Semi-detached£242,500(52 sales)
- Detached£373,500(48 sales)
- Flat£117,000(10 sales)
HX4 8BQ median £902,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £185,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 26% below the typical Calderdale neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Calderdale and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 97.1% of premises in HX4 8BQ, compared with 77.5% across Calderdale and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 74.4% of premises across Calderdale (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Calderdale | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 74.4% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 97.1% | 77.5% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 96.8% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.04% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 73% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Calderdale: more deprived than 59% of its 129 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment3of 10
- Crime4of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (43%). Average Band D in Calderdale is £2,420.15 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Calderdale: £1,613.43 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 700 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A43%
- Band B30%
- Band C11%
- Band D7%
- Band E4%
- Band F4%
- Band G1%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy0.4 miles (570 m)Ofsted, June 2024: GoodOfsted reports for St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- West Vale Academy0.5 miles (810 m)Ofsted report card, November 2025
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- The Greetland Academy0.6 miles (890 m)Ofsted report card, June 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- The Brooksbank School0.6 miles (910 m)Ofsted, April 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Park Lane Academy1.3 miles (2.0 km)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
- The Crossley Heath School2.1 miles (3.4 km)Ofsted, July 2023: GoodOfsted reports for The Crossley Heath School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to HX4 8BQ is Sowerby Bridge Rail Station, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) away in a straight line. There are 19 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 2.5 miles (4.0 km)Sowerby Bridge Rail Station
- 2.7 miles (4.3 km)Halifax Rail Station
- 3.6 miles (5.7 km)Brighouse Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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