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On Francis Street, in Pellon East
What it's like at HX1 5JN: every home that has sold on Francis 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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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.
Sales and extensions on Francis Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 8 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 4, Francis StreetTerraced | Feb 2007 | £40,000 | 176 m² | £227/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Francis StreetTerraced | Mar 2004 | £17,000 | 73 m² | £233/m² | 2 |
| 12, Francis StreetTerraced | Apr 2026 | £139,000 | 168 m² | £827/m² | 2 |
| 13, Francis StreetTerraced | Sept 2002 | £13,400 | 72 m² | £186/m² | 1 |
| 14a, Francis StreetTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2022 | £67,000 | 80 m² | £838/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Halifax, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 1.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Francis Street, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 532); 14 departures an hour from the 20 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 Augustine's CofE School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 36% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Parkinson Lane Community Primary School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is The Halifax Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 44.1 · 10.9% 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, 250 m away, with Glayze closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lister Lane Surgery (650 m), with Horne Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Stead's is 850 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 (150 m), and Halifax Catholic Memorial Club the nearest pub (450 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.
The nearest park is People's Park, 350 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mortuary Chapel in General Cemetery | II | 60 m |
| Park Congregational Church | II | 130 m |
| Screen Wall and Tower in Belle Vue Park | II | 150 m |
| Belle Vue (Public Library) | II* | 160 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 5JN →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Francis Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 7 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.0% | 90.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 13.8% | 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.
Nearest: Formby · about 77 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 47 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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