HX2 8DW postcode in Halifax, Calderdale
HX2 8DW 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.
Where HX2 8DW is, and what is near it
- HX2 8DW
- Other postcodes in HX2 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 16 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 53.7457, longitude -1.8853)
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 8DW?
- CalderdaleCouncil, for all local services Calderdale: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around HX2 8DW Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- West YorkshirePolice force area
- HalifaxParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Kate Dearden
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 8DW?
Every home and business at HX2 8DW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 8DW?
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 BinDayBuddySource: 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 8DW 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 8DW.
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 8DW: 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 8DW 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 8DW?
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.
- 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 postcodeSource: 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 8DW
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HX2 8DW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 8DW?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around HX2 8DW. Over half of them (56%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £2,420 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,613.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 420 (56%) | £1,613 |
| Band B | about 220 (29%) | £1,882 |
| Band C | about 80 (11%) | £2,151 |
| Band D | about 30 (4%) | £2,420 |
| Band E | withheld | £2,958 |
| Band F | withheld | £3,496 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,034 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,840 |
When the homes were built
- 28% Before 1900
- 13% 1900 to 1918
- 24% 1919 to 1939
- 9% 1945 to 1964
- 13% 1965 to 1982
- 1% 1983 to 1999
- 11% 2000 to 2009
- 1% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 8DW is in (ONS area E01010940), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 8DW?
The nearest open schools to HX2 8DW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 8DW?
The nearest railway station to the centre of HX2 8DW 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 4.4 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Beechwood Road, 67 m away.
More stations near HX2 8DW, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near HX2 8DW?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of HX2 8DW, 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.
- Beechwood Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01422 305970 400 mWalk
- Keighley Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01422 247528 1.1 kmWalk
- Plane Trees Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2024 · Phone 01422 330860 1.8 kmCycle
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 8DW?
The nearest charging points to the centre of HX2 8DW, 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near HX2 8DW?
The nearest to the centre of HX2 8DW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Moorside Dental Practice Phone 01422 229616 200 mWalk
- Whitehill House Dental Practice Phone 01422 240874 800 mWalk
- Walrus Dental Care Limited Phone 01422 347176 2.3 kmCycle
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 8DW?
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.
- Calderdale Royal Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2026 · Phone 01422 357171 4.9 kmCycle
- Spire Elland Hospital including Longlands Consulting Rooms Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old 7.3 kmDrive
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 8DW?
The nearest care homes to the centre of HX2 8DW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- New Fern Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01422 383670 650 mWalk
- Cedar Grange Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01422 242368 800 mWalk
- Heathy House 1.0 kmWalk
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 8DW?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HX2 8DW, 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.
- Ovenden Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 9pm; Sat 9am to 6pm; Sun 10am to 4pm · Phone 01422 647242 400 mWalk
- Medsexpress Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01422 248069 650 mWalk
- Rowlands Pharmacy, Keighley Road Surgery Mon 8:30am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 6:30pm; Tue to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:20pm to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01422 244560 1.1 kmWalk
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 8DW?
The nearest vets to the centre of HX2 8DW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- West Mount Vets Phone +44 1422 354542 2.1 kmCycle
- Hird & Partners 3.2 kmCycle
- Shearbridge Vets Phone +44 1274 884065 3.5 kmCycle
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 8DW in a conservation area?
The centre of HX2 8DW 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 8DW?
Police.uk records 240 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HX2 8DW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other crime 8, burglary 7, shoplifting 7, drugs 2, possession of weapons 1.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for HX2 8DW
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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