Latitude: 53.7432 / 53°44'35"N
Longitude: -1.8909 / 1°53'27"W
OS Eastings: 407295
OS Northings: 427425
OS Grid: SE072274
Mapcode National: GBR HT74.FX
Mapcode Global: WHB8G.X5RR
Plus Code: 9C5WP4V5+7M
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93br38
What Three Birds: hoopoe.puffin.pochard
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HX2 8DQ is a primarily residential postcode in Ovenden, Halifax. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £4 to £646,221 with an average of £126,684.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D, E and C.
Commercial rateable values range from £10,500 to £44,250 with an average of £27,375. The most common recorded business types are School and Community Centre.
Halifax is a town, which had a population of 88,134 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 101 people resident in HX2 8DQ, of which 52 were male and 49 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
HX2 8DQ is in the Calderdale travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Calderdale Primary Care Trust.
HX2 8DQ is approximately 245m (804ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in HX2 8DQ
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing HX2 8DQ
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for HX2 8DQ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near HX2 8DQ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of HX2 8DQ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Calderdale Borough Council
Ward
Ovenden
Councillors
Danielle Durrans (Labour)
Helen Rivron (Labour)
Stuart Cairney (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Halifax
MP
Holly Lynch (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for HX2 8DQ.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near HX2 8DQ.
Dean Field Community Primary School
Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 8DQ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Furness Place, Illingworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 8JY
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Moorside Community Primary School
Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 8AP
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Ash Green Community Primary School
Mixenden Road, Mixenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 8QD
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Abbey Park Academy
Keighley Close, Illingworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9DG
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
The North Halifax Grammar School
Moorbottom Road, Illingworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9SU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Trinity Academy, Halifax
Shay Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 9TZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX2 0BA
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 16
Good
Sowerby Bridge High School
Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 2NW
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The Crossley Heath School
Savile Park, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 0HG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 1DF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Calder High School, A Specialist Technology College
Brier Hey Lane, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 5QN
Foundation School
Ages 4 - 18
Needs improvement
Park Lane Learning Trust
Park Lane, Exley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 9LG
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Brighouse High School
Finkil Street, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 2NY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Lightcliffe Academy
Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 8TL
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.