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Thinking of living at HD6 4BS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Cliffe Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Bailiffe Bridge Junior and Infant School | Primary | 900 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Brighouse | Primary | 1.1 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Lightcliffe Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brighouse High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rastrick High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 49.9 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hipperholme Grammar School | Independent | 2.7 km | 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pivot Academy | Independent | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 4 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Millcourt School | Independent | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 4 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Brighouse Sports Crown Green Bowls Club | 260 m | 18 |
| Golf | Crow Nest Park Golf Club Ltd | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Tennis | Wellholme Park | 830 m | 7 |
| Football | Brighouse Town | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Swimming | Brighouse Swimming Pool And Fitness Centre | 860 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Lightcliffe Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Appleton Academy | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Utopia Gymnastics | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Water ski | Freeman's Cut | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Crossfit | Defiance Fit | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Rokt Climbing Gym | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Bramston Street Basketball Court | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Rastrick Bowling & Social Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Old Brodleians RUFC | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Horsfall Stadium | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Halifax Air Gun Club | 5.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Brighouse, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 388k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Elm Terrace, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes X63, 363); 22 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England (VA) Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St Andrew's CofE (VA) Junior School (0.2 km).
The nearest secondary is Lightcliffe Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 38.5 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (6 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (7.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 1.1 km away, with Z A Service Station closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rydings Hall Surgery (1.4 km), with Ryans Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Ron & Bruce Urquhart is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 4.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 85% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 76% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 36 restaurants and cafés and 16 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
McDonalds Restaurants is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Brighouse Sports Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (26 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 144 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 33 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Bailiff Bridge Memorial Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Brighouse Fitness Centre (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 51 km.
15 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.