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Thinking of living at HX1 2BA? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 250 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 250 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Savile Park Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 42% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's CofE School | Primary | 1.2 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| The Crossley Heath School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 74.5 · 47.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Halifax Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park Lane Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beacon Lights Schools | Independent | 850 m | 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stafford Hall School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| The Gleddings School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
Every primary near HX1 2BA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Spring Hall Crown Green Bowls Club | 910 m | 25 |
| Tennis | Queens Sports Club | 510 m | 11 |
| Golf | West End Golf Club | 2.9 km | 8 |
| Football | FC Halifax Town / Halifax RLFC | 430 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Copley Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Beech Rec BMX Track | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Rugby league | FC Halifax Town / Halifax RLFC | 430 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Everlast Gyms (Halifax) | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | Queens Sports Club | 510 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Halifax Harriers | 780 m | 2 |
| Rugby union | Old Crossleyans RUFC | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre (Ploughcroft) | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Water ski | White Rose Water Ski Club | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Running | Spring Hall Athletics Track | 800 m | 1 |
| Shooting | Halifax Air Gun Club | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rc car | Halifax Track | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Halifax, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Savile Green, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 546); 85 departures an hour from the 15 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 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is The Crossley Heath School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 74.5 · 47.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Halifax (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (2.1 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (3.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 15% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express PFS Halifax, 300 m away; Bebe Rose Boulangerie (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Boulevard Medical Practice (250 m), with Boulevard Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Robinson Field is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 2.5 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: 101 restaurants and cafés and 35 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Coffee Barra is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Irish Centre the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (34 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 485 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 50% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Halifax Town Centre Conservation Area, Akroydon).
There are 147 listed buildings.
59 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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It's a mix of homes: 47% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 257 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Albert Park, 450 m away; for exercise, PureGym (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 50 km.
Many neighbours rent: 35% of households rent privately and 24% socially.
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.