Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge is covered by postcode district HX6. It is in the Calderdale council area, England.

Typical price £175,000 Homes sold in Sowerby Bridge, last 12 months. ▼ 7.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 146 of 180 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 21 of 185 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 196 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Sowerby Bridge, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Sowerby Bridge, by flood risk Of the 185 postcodes in Sowerby Bridge that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 164 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 15 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Sowerby Bridge. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HX6 1AA: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AB: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AD: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AE: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AF: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AG: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AH: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AP: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AX: not on the flood risk listHX6 1AZ: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BA: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BB: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BD: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BE: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BG: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BH: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BJ: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BL: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BN: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BP: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BQ: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BS: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BT: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BU: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BW: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BX: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BY: not on the flood risk listHX6 1BZ: not on the flood risk listHX6 1DA: not on the 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flood risk listHX6 1JT: not on the flood risk listHX6 1JU: not on the flood risk listHX6 1JW: not on the flood risk listHX6 1JX: not on the flood risk listHX6 1JY: not on the flood risk listHX6 1JZ: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LA: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LB: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LD: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LE: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LF: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LG: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LH: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LN: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LP: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LQ: not on the flood risk listHX6 1LR: not on the flood risk listHX6 1NA: not on the flood risk listHX6 1NB: not on the flood risk listHX6 1NU: not on the flood risk listHX6 1PH: not on the flood risk listHX6 1PL: not on the flood risk listHX6 1PN: not on the flood risk listHX6 1PP: not on the flood risk listHX6 1PQ: not on the flood risk listHX6 3AP: not on the flood risk listHX6 3AS: not on the flood risk listHX6 3AT: not on the flood risk listHX6 3AW: not on the flood risk listHX6 3AZ: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BB: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BD: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BG: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BH: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BJ: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BQ: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BX: not on the flood risk listHX6 3DE: not on the flood risk listHX6 3DF: not on the flood risk listHX6 3DG: not on the flood risk listHX6 3FA: not on the flood risk listHX6 3FG: not on the flood risk listHX6 3GA: not on the flood risk listHX6 3GB: not on the flood risk listHX6 3GD: not on the flood risk listHX6 3GE: not on the flood risk listHX6 3JG: not on the flood risk listHX6 3JY: not on the flood risk listHX6 3LE: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PB: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PD: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PE: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PF: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PG: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PH: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PJ: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PL: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PN: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PP: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PQ: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PR: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PS: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PT: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PU: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PW: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PX: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PY: not on the flood risk listHX6 3PZ: not on the flood risk listHX6 3QA: not on the flood risk listHX6 3QB: not on the flood risk listHX6 3QD: not on the flood risk listHX6 3SG: not on the flood risk listHX6 3SX: not on the flood risk listHX6 3BL: low flood risk at worstHX6 3BW: low flood risk at worstHX6 3LL: low flood risk at worstHX6 3AF: medium flood risk at worstHX6 3BN: medium flood risk at worstHX6 3BS: medium flood risk at worstHX6 3BT: medium flood risk at worstHX6 1AN: high flood riskHX6 2AA: high flood riskHX6 3AA: high flood riskHX6 3AB: high flood riskHX6 3AD: high flood riskHX6 3AE: high flood riskHX6 3AH: high flood riskHX6 3AJ: high flood riskHX6 3AN: high flood riskHX6 3BR: high flood riskHX6 3JH: high flood riskHX6 3LD: high flood riskHX6 3LN: high flood risk Sowerby Bridge 15 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to HX6 3JH, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk15 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Sowerby Bridge, by flood risk Of the 185 postcodes in Sowerby Bridge that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 164 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 15 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Sowerby Bridge. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A6139 Sowerby Bridge
  • A home or business at high risk: 14
  • At medium risk at worst: 4
  • At low risk at worst: 3
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 164
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 185 postcodes in Sowerby Bridge that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 3 are at low risk at worst and 164 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.7055, longitude -1.9251. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

14 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

HX6 3JH45 at high riskHX6 3AE21 at high riskHX6 3AH19 at high riskHX6 3LN17 at high riskHX6 3LD14 at high riskHX6 1AN12 at high riskHX6 3AB10 at high riskHX6 3AA6 at high riskHX6 2AA3 at high riskHX6 3AD2 at high riskHX6 3BR1 at high riskHX6 3AJ1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 15 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. HX6 3JH, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Sowerby Bridge?

Homes sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.9% on the 12 months before. At 146 of the 180 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 196 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 21 of its 185 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Sowerby Bridge?

Homes in Sowerby Bridge sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 56 sales, down 7.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£175,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£190,000
12 months to August 2026
£175,000

▼ down 7.9% on the 12 months before

Detached£338,000 5 sales
Semi-detached£200,000 22 sales
Terraced£162,500 28 sales
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole HX6 district, Sowerby Bridge's main postcode district: a typical £186,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Sowerby Bridge: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Sowerby Bridge?

6 of the 185 postcodes now in use in Sowerby Bridge came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 75 homes sold in Sowerby Bridge were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the HX6 district, Under 1%.

The newest postcodes

HX6 3FHsince July 2026HX6 3FGsince December 2024HX6 3FDsince April 2023HX6 1APsince December 2022HX6 1AJsince August 2021HX6 1LRsince January 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Sowerby BridgeAcross the HX6 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 56 (0%) 0 of 262 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 75 (0%) 1 of 339 (Under 1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Sowerby Bridge?

Ofcom reports on 180 of the 185 postcodes in Sowerby Bridge. At 146 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit146 of 180
Postcodes where every home can get superfast176 of 180

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Sowerby Bridge at risk of flooding?

21 of the 185 postcodes in Sowerby Bridge have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 196 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 21 of 185 postcodes High: 153Medium: 43Low: 38

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Sowerby Bridge?

The open schools at the postcodes in Sowerby Bridge. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Sowerby Bridge?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Sowerby Bridge is Sowerby Bridge Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Sowerby Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Mytholmroyd Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Halifax Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Sowerby Bridge?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Sowerby Bridge. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Sowerby Bridge safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,356 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Sowerby Bridge over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 120 September 2025
  2. 110 October 2025
  3. 126 November 2025
  4. 114 December 2025
  5. 146 January 2026
  6. 90 February 2026
  7. 109 March 2026
  8. 106 April 2026
  9. 116 May 2026
  10. 123 June 2026
  11. 96 July 2026
  12. 100 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences563 reports
Anti-social behaviour229 reports
Public order107 reports
Criminal damage and arson105 reports
Other theft77 reports
Other crime60 reports
Vehicle crime54 reports
Burglary50 reports

Also: shoplifting 46, drugs 35, robbery 11, theft from the person 8, bicycle theft 6, possession of weapons 5.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Sowerby Bridge?

Council
Calderdale
Parliamentary constituencies
Halifax (180) and Calder Valley (5)
Police force area
West Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Sowerby Bridge postcodes

185 postcodes in use in Sowerby Bridge, by district:

HX6 postcode district,185 postcodes

That district is in the HX postcode area.

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Places near Sowerby Bridge

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Sowerby Bridge's £175,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Luddenden2.7 km, £200,000Halifax3.8 km, £160,000Ripponden4.0 km, £240,000Mytholmroyd4.7 km, £200,000Holywell Green and Stainland4.9 km, £191,000Elland5.6 km, £195,000Hebden Bridge7.3 km, £245,000Shelf and Northowram8.1 km, £250,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Sowerby Bridge

What is it like to live in Sowerby Bridge?
Homes sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 7.9% on the 12 months before. At 146 of the 180 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 196 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 21 of its 185 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Sowerby Bridge?
Sowerby Bridge is covered by postcode district HX6, across 185 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Sowerby Bridge in?
Sowerby Bridge is in the Calderdale council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Sowerby Bridge?
Homes in Sowerby Bridge sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 56 sales, down 7.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Sowerby Bridge?
In Sowerby Bridge, primary schools at its postcodes include Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy, New Road Primary School and Trinity Academy St Peter's; secondary schools at its postcodes include Ryburn Valley High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Sowerby Bridge have a railway station?
Yes: Sowerby Bridge is 1.2 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Sowerby Bridge, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Sowerby Bridge?
Ofcom reports on 180 of the 185 postcodes in Sowerby Bridge. At 146 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Sowerby Bridge at risk of flooding?
21 of the 185 postcodes in Sowerby Bridge have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 196 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Sowerby Bridge?
6 of the 185 postcodes now in use in Sowerby Bridge came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 75 homes sold in Sowerby Bridge were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the HX6 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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