HX6 3LF postcode in Halifax, Calderdale

HX6 3LF is a postcode in Halifax, in the Sowerby Bridge 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 High flood risk 55 of 68 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 98% of homes and businesses at HX6 3LF can get it Across Calderdale: 88% Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in HX6 3, last 12 months. ▲ 4.4% on the year before Nearest station Sowerby Bridge 500 m in a straight line

Where HX6 3LF is, and what is near it

Map of HX6 3LF and what is near it Map of HX6 3LF: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the HX6 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. HX6 3AA: also in HX6 3HX6 3AB: also in HX6 3HX6 3AD: also in HX6 3HX6 3AE: also in HX6 3HX6 3AF: also in HX6 3HX6 3AH: also in HX6 3HX6 3AJ: also in HX6 3HX6 3AN: also in HX6 3HX6 3AP: also in HX6 3HX6 3AS: also in HX6 3HX6 3AT: also in HX6 3HX6 3AW: also in HX6 3HX6 3AZ: also in HX6 3HX6 3BB: also in HX6 3HX6 3BD: also in HX6 3HX6 3BG: also in HX6 3HX6 3BH: also in HX6 3HX6 3BJ: also in HX6 3HX6 3BL: also in HX6 3HX6 3BN: also in HX6 3HX6 3BQ: also in HX6 3HX6 3BR: also in HX6 3HX6 3BS: also in HX6 3HX6 3BT: also in HX6 3HX6 3BU: also in HX6 3HX6 3BW: also in HX6 3HX6 3BX: also in HX6 3HX6 3DE: also in HX6 3HX6 3DF: also in HX6 3HX6 3DG: also in HX6 3HX6 3FA: also in HX6 3HX6 3FB: also in HX6 3HX6 3FD: also in HX6 3HX6 3FG: also in HX6 3HX6 3GA: also in HX6 3HX6 3GB: also in HX6 3HX6 3GD: also in HX6 3HX6 3GE: also in HX6 3HX6 3JG: also in HX6 3HX6 3JH: also in HX6 3HX6 3JY: also in HX6 3HX6 3LD: also in HX6 3HX6 3LE: also in HX6 3HX6 3LG: also in HX6 3HX6 3LL: also in HX6 3HX6 3LX: also in HX6 3HX6 3LY: also in HX6 3HX6 3PE: also in HX6 3HX6 3PF: also in HX6 3HX6 3PG: also in HX6 3HX6 3PH: also in HX6 3HX6 3PJ: also in HX6 3HX6 3PL: also in HX6 3HX6 3PN: also in HX6 3HX6 3PP: also in HX6 3HX6 3PQ: also in HX6 3HX6 3PR: also in HX6 3HX6 3PS: also in HX6 3HX6 3PT: also in HX6 3HX6 3PU: also in HX6 3HX6 3PW: also in HX6 3HX6 3PX: also in HX6 3HX6 3PY: also in HX6 3HX6 3PZ: also in HX6 3HX6 3QA: also in HX6 3HX6 3QB: also in HX6 3HX6 3QD: also in HX6 3HX6 3QE: also in HX6 3HX6 3QF: also in HX6 3HX6 3QG: also in HX6 3HX6 3QQ: also in HX6 3HX6 3QS: also in HX6 3HX6 3QT: also in HX6 3HX6 3QU: also in HX6 3HX6 3QX: also in HX6 3HX6 3QY: also in HX6 3HX6 3RH: also in HX6 3HX6 3RQ: also in HX6 3HX6 3SG: also in HX6 3HX6 3SX: also in HX6 3 GP 1.4 kmSowerby Bridge HX6 3LF Map of HX6 3LF and what is near it Map of HX6 3LF: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the HX6 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Sowerby Bridge HX6 3LF
  • HX6 3LF
  • Other postcodes in HX6 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 53.7092, longitude -1.8999)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after HX6 3LF?

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 HX6 3LF?

Every home and business at HX6 3LF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 98% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

HX6 3LF 98% Calderdale 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

HX6 3LF 100% Calderdale 98%
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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 HX6 3LF?

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 HX6 3LF at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 68 homes and businesses at HX6 3LF. 55 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 8 more at a lower risk.

68 homes and businesses at HX6 3LF High: 55Medium: 4Low: 4Not in an area at risk: 5

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.

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 HX6 3LF: 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 HX6 3LF is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 00:48 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 00:48 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near HX6 3LF?

Homes in HX6 3 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, up 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£182,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £465,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £250,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £175,000 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 8 sales

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

Across the whole HX6 district: a typical £186,000 from 262 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 HX6 3LF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HX6 3LF 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

Food hygiene ratings at HX6 3LF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at HX6 3LF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near HX6 3LF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around HX6 3LF. Over half of them (73%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (51%). 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 HX6 3LF

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 580 (73%)£1,613
Band Babout 120 (15%)£1,882
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,151
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,420
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,958
Band Fwithheld£3,496
Band Gwithheld£4,034
Band Hfewer than 5£4,840

When the homes were built

  1. 51% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 24% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1945 to 1964, 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 HX6 3LF is in (ONS area E01010981), 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 HX6 3LF?

The nearest open schools to HX6 3LF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near HX6 3LF, 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 HX6 3LF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of HX6 3LF is Sowerby Bridge Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Sowerby Bridge Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Halifax Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Walker Lane, 175 m away.

More stations near HX6 3LF, 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 HX6 3LF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of HX6 3LF, 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 HX6 3LF?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of HX6 3LF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging point · 2 chargers 750 mWalk
  • Calderdale Council Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk
  • Calderdale Council Charging point · 1 charger 2.6 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 HX6 3LF?

The nearest to the centre of HX6 3LF, 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 HX6 3LF?

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 HX6 3LF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of HX6 3LF, 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 HX6 3LF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of HX6 3LF, 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 HX6 3LF?

The nearest vets to the centre of HX6 3LF 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 HX6 3LF in a conservation area?

The centre of HX6 3LF 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 HX6 3LF?

Police.uk records 170 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of HX6 3LF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Public order12 reports
Burglary12 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports

Also: shoplifting 9, other theft 7, drugs 5, other crime 5, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, 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 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 HX6 3LF

Ward
Sowerby Bridge
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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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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