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Thinking of living at HX3 7LB? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelf Junior and Infant School | Primary | 500 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Northowram Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School | Primary | 1.3 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Salterlee Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| Farfield Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2.4 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Academy Bradford | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 36.6 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Appleton Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lightcliffe Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Halifax | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Millcourt School | Independent | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 4 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hipperholme Grammar School | Independent | 2.0 km | 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Shelf Hall Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 660 m | 21 |
| Cricket | Northowram Fields Cricket Club | 800 m | 9 |
| Tennis | Shelf Hall Park | 650 m | 8 |
| Golf | Queensbury Golf Club | 2.2 km | 7 |
| Football | Beacon Rangers Junior Football Club | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Appleton Academy | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Everlast Gyms (Halifax) | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Horsfall Stadium | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Skiing | Halifax Ski & Snowboard Centre | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Rugby league | FC Halifax Town / Halifax RLFC | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Old Brodleians RUFC | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Oats Royd Fishing Complex | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Wibsey Rugby Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Running | Spring Hall Athletics Track | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Halifax Air Gun Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Car racing | Odsal Stadium | 4.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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, a drive away (3.5 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Stone Leigh Farm, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 571); 25 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Shelf Junior and Infant School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 48% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Northowram Primary School (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Trinity Academy Bradford, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 43.9 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Halifax (3.4 km) and Dixons Kings Academy (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (4 km) and The Crossley Heath School (5.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Local, 850 m away, with Esso Rontec closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Northowram Surgery (850 m), with Medichem Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, BBeauty Lounge is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 5.2 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Bellisa Italian Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and Stone Chair Variety Club the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 49 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Shelf Hall Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Old Brodleians RUFC (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 53 km.
9 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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| Broadbeck Learning Centre | Independent | 3.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near HX3 7LB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.