HX2 8DR postcode in Halifax, Calderdale

HX2 8DR is a postcode in Halifax, in the Ovenden ward of Calderdale. It is in the Halifax parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Calderdale: 88% Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in HX2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 13.4% on the year before Nearest station Halifax 3.5 km in a straight line

Where HX2 8DR is, and what is near it

Map of HX2 8DR and what is near it Map of HX2 8DR: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the HX2 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. HX2 8AE: also in HX2 8HX2 8AJ: also in HX2 8HX2 8AL: also in HX2 8HX2 8AN: also in HX2 8HX2 8AP: also in HX2 8HX2 8AR: also in HX2 8HX2 8AS: also in HX2 8HX2 8AT: also in HX2 8HX2 8AU: also in HX2 8HX2 8AW: also in HX2 8HX2 8AX: also in HX2 8HX2 8AY: also in HX2 8HX2 8AZ: also in HX2 8HX2 8BA: also in HX2 8HX2 8BB: also in HX2 8HX2 8BD: also in HX2 8HX2 8BE: also in HX2 8HX2 8BG: also in HX2 8HX2 8BJ: also in HX2 8HX2 8BN: also in HX2 8HX2 8BQ: also in HX2 8HX2 8BU: also in HX2 8HX2 8DA: also in HX2 8HX2 8DB: also in HX2 8HX2 8DF: also in HX2 8HX2 8DG: also in HX2 8HX2 8DH: also in HX2 8HX2 8DJ: also in HX2 8HX2 8DL: also in HX2 8HX2 8DN: also in HX2 8HX2 8DP: also in HX2 8HX2 8DQ: also in HX2 8HX2 8DS: also in HX2 8HX2 8DT: also in HX2 8HX2 8DU: also in HX2 8HX2 8DW: also in HX2 8HX2 8DX: also in HX2 8HX2 8DY: also in HX2 8HX2 8DZ: also in HX2 8HX2 8EA: also in HX2 8HX2 8EH: also in HX2 8HX2 8EQ: also in HX2 8HX2 8HB: also in HX2 8HX2 8HL: also in HX2 8HX2 8HN: also in HX2 8HX2 8HP: also in HX2 8HX2 8HW: also in HX2 8HX2 8JF: also in HX2 8HX2 8JQ: also in HX2 8HX2 8JT: also in HX2 8HX2 8JU: also in HX2 8HX2 8JX: also in HX2 8HX2 8JY: also in HX2 8HX2 8JZ: also in HX2 8HX2 8LA: also in HX2 8HX2 8LB: also in HX2 8HX2 8LZ: also in HX2 8HX2 8NE: also in HX2 8HX2 8TY: also in HX2 8HX2 8UA: also in HX2 8HX2 8UB: also in HX2 8 3 places, 350 m–4.2 km2 bus stops, 350 mOvenden HX2 8DR Map of HX2 8DR and what is near it Map of HX2 8DR: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the HX2 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ovenden HX2 8DR
  • HX2 8DR
  • Other postcodes in HX2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.7444, longitude -1.8891)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HX2 8DR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at HX2 8DR?

Every home and business at HX2 8DR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Calderdale: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Calderdale: 98%

The line marks the figure across Calderdale.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at HX2 8DR?

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is HX2 8DR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include HX2 8DR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Calderdale

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HX2 8DR: 2,194 properties in Calderdale are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Calderdale

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of HX2 8DR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HX2 8DR?

Homes in HX2 8 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, up 13.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£145,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 13.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £249,995 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £176,250 36 sales
  • Terraced £122,500 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole HX2 district: a typical £185,000 from 417 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in HX2 8DR

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in HX2 8DR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 January 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near HX2 8DR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 910 homes in the neighbourhood around HX2 8DR. Over half of them (78%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (24%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around HX2 8DR

Band D in Calderdale for 2026‑27: £2,420. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,613 (band A) to £2,958 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,613.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 710 (78%)£1,613
Band Babout 90 (10%)£1,882
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,151
Band Dabout 40 (4%)£2,420
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,958
Band Ffewer than 5£3,496
Band Gfewer than 5£4,034
Band Hfewer than 5£4,840

When the homes were built

  1. 19% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Calderdale before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HX2 8DR is in (ONS area E01010942), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near HX2 8DR?

The nearest open schools to HX2 8DR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HX2 8DR, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to HX2 8DR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HX2 8DR is Halifax Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Halifax Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Sowerby Bridge Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bank Edge Road, 123 m away.

More stations near HX2 8DR, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near HX2 8DR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HX2 8DR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near HX2 8DR?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HX2 8DR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle
  • Calderdale Council Charging point · 1 charger 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near HX2 8DR?

The nearest to the centre of HX2 8DR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to HX2 8DR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near HX2 8DR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HX2 8DR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near HX2 8DR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HX2 8DR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near HX2 8DR?

The nearest vets to the centre of HX2 8DR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is HX2 8DR in a conservation area?

The centre of HX2 8DR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near HX2 8DR?

Police.uk records 230 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HX2 8DR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences88 reports
Anti-social behaviour46 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports
Vehicle crime16 reports
Public order15 reports
Other theft15 reports

Also: burglary 9, shoplifting 7, other crime 7, drugs 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for HX2 8DR

Ward
Ovenden
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Halifax
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

HX2 8DJ30 mHX2 8DS90 mHX2 8BQ130 mHX2 8DT130 mHX2 8DQ180 mHX2 8JT180 m
All of HX2

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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