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On Gibbet Street, in King Cross
What it's like at HX1 4JX: every home that has sold on Gibbet Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
8 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Gibbet Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
7 of the 76 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 290, Gibbet StreetTerraced | Jul 2015 | £50,000 | 68 m² | £735/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297, Gibbet StreetTerraced | Sept 1996 | £22,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 299, Gibbet StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2023 | £99,000 | 142 m² | £697/m² | 2 |
| 301, Gibbet StreetTerraced | Nov 2006 | £95,000 | 165 m² | £576/m² | 1 |
| 303, Gibbet StreetTerraced | Aug 2023 | £100,000 | 57 m² | £1,754/m² | 3 |
| 305, Gibbet StreetTerraced | Oct 2011 | £40,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat, 311, Gibbet StreetTerraced | Jan 2005 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 313, Gibbet StreetTerraced | Aug 2004 | £58,000 | 100 m² | £580/m² | 1 |
| Gibbet Street Comb Works, Gibbet StreetOther · company-owned | Jun 2021 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
The nearest station is Halifax, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Halifax Central Initiative, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 532); 20 departures an hour from the 24 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Augustine's CofE School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 36% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is The Halifax Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Halifax (4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (0.8 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (4.2 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is McVities, 200 m away, with Mr Blue closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Spring Hall Group Practice (700 m), with Queens Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Frankies Hair & Beauty is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 2.3 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Istanbul House Of Shawarma is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Ada Social Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 76% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is People's Park, 750 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 48 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
It's young: 24% of residents are aged 15–29.
36 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Queen'S Road Schools | II | 60 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Halifax constituency: Kate Dearden MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,269 (15.6%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 19%, Green Party 10%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HX1 4JX →
On this street: 0 of 56 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 5 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.6% | 90.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 7.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 76 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Formby · about 77 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 48 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.