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On Wakefield Road, in Sowerby Bridge
What it's like at HX6 2AZ: every home that has sold on Wakefield Road 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Wakefield Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 43 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 46, Wakefield RoadTerraced | May 2011 | £75,000 | 112 m² | £670/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Aug 2022 | £160,000 | 106 m² | £1,509/m² | 4 |
| 50, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Dec 2018 | £86,000 | 93 m² | £925/m² | 1 |
| 51, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Dec 2020 | £236,000 | 127 m² | £1,858/m² | 1 |
| 51a, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Jan 2017 | £75,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 54, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Dec 2007 | £102,500 | 98 m² | £1,046/m² | 3 |
| 56, Wakefield RoadTerraced | May 2022 | £150,000 | 127 m² | £1,181/m² | 4 |
| 58, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Oct 2008 | £67,500 | 73 m² | £925/m² | 1 |
| 60, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Mar 2022 | £93,500 | 66 m² | £1,417/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 62, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Jul 2001 | £38,000 | 65 m² | £585/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 62, Wakefield RoadFlat | Jun 2006 | £77,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 64, Wakefield RoadFlat · company-owned | Aug 2024 | £87,500 | 45 m² | £1,944/m² | 2 |
| 66, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Dec 2003 | £65,000 | 143 m² | £455/m² | 3 |
| 70, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Oct 1999 | £20,000 | 84 m² | £238/m² | 1 |
| 72, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Feb 1998 | £28,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 74, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Mar 2022 | £105,000 | 88 m² | £1,193/m² | 1 |
| 78, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Dec 2013 | £90,000 | 187 m² | £481/m² | 1 |
| 80, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Jun 2010 | £67,000 | 74 m² | £905/m² | 1 |
| 86, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Feb 2019 | £105,000 | 134 m² | £784/m² | 2 |
| 88, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Feb 2008 | £103,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 90, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Sept 2016 | £137,500 | 179 m² | £768/m² | 2 |
| 92, Wakefield RoadTerraced | Mar 2014 | £125,000 | 156 m² | £801/m² | 2 |
| 94, Wakefield RoadTerraced | May 2019 | £132,000 | 118 m² | £1,119/m² | 3 |
| Flat 7, Dearnleys Building, 30, Wakefield RoadFlat · company-owned | Oct 2024 | £200,000 | 55 m² | £3,636/m² | 2 |
| Grove House, 49, Wakefield RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £110,000 | 342 m² | £322/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Sowerby Bridge, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 417k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Summerland Terrace, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 562, S7); 33 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bolton Brow Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Trinity Academy Grammar, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Halifax (5.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Crossley Heath School (2 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (5.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 550 m away, with Dhillons Store Go Local closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Station Road Surgery (1.0 km), with Sowerby Bridge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Salon 10 Hair Design is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 3.4 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: 24 restaurants and cafés and 19 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Temujin is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Navigation the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 106 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 54 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Willow Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Sowerby Bridge Pool & Fitness Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
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.
28 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Over River Calder | II | 90 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%.
13 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 HX6 2AZ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Wakefield Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 74 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 51 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 33 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 92.0% | 90.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.8% | 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.
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