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Sowerby Bridge
What it's like at HX6 2BA: every home that has sold on the 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Sowerby Bridge, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 417k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Park Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 26 minutes on weekdays (routes 587, 574, 586); 45 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bolton Brow Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 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, 750 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, 350 m away, with Dhillons Store Go Local closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Station Road Surgery (1.0 km), with Sowerby Bridge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Salon 10 Hair Design is 750 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.
The Hidden Gem is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Shepherds Rest the nearest pub (150 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 Crow Wood Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Sowerby Bridge Pool & Fitness Centre (1.0 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.
29 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 |
|---|---|---|
| the Navigation | II | 200 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%.
14 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 2BA →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.0% | 90.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 1.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.9% | 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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