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Thinking of living at HX1 5EW? 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 | 450 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy | Primary | 550 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Beech Hill School | Primary | 550 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's CofE School | Primary | 550 m | 36% met the expected standard |
| Parkinson Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Crossley Heath School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 74.5 · 47.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Halifax Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Grammar | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park Lane Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Halifax | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beacon Lights Schools | Independent | 300 m | 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stafford Hall School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Halifax Bowling Club | 1.0 km | 25 |
| Tennis | Queens Sports Club | 870 m | 10 |
| Football | FC Halifax Town / Halifax RLFC | 1.0 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Copley Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 6 |
| Golf | West End Golf Club | 2.4 km | 6 |
| Cycling | Beech Rec BMX Track | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Rugby league | FC Halifax Town / Halifax RLFC | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Everlast Gyms (Halifax) | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Squash | Queens Sports Club | 870 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Halifax Harriers | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Old Crossleyans RUFC | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre (Ploughcroft) | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Water ski | White Rose Water Ski Club | 4.8 km | 2 |
| Running | Spring Hall Athletics Track | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Halifax Air Gun Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Rc car | Halifax Track | 3.6 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 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is People's Park North, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 541); 66 departures an hour from the 25 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
44% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is The Crossley Heath School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 74.5 · 47.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Halifax (3.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (1.4 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (3.5 km).
It's a family area: 25% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Ummah Supermarket, 450 m away, with Safyan Local Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lister Lane Surgery (400 m), with Lister Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Stead's is 600 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Crossley House is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Halifax Catholic Memorial Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 215 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 26 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 6% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 63% were built before 1919.
56 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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| The Gleddings School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
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Every primary near HX1 5EW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest park is People's Park, 200 m away; for exercise, PureGym (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 21 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 49 km.
Most households own their home, 28% rent privately.
It's young: 23% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.