HX2 8DG maps, stats, and open data

HX2 8DG lies on Forest Green in Halifax. HX2 8DG is located in the Ovenden electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Calderdale and the English Parliamentary constituency of Halifax. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 02T and the police force is West Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

HX2 8DG maps

HX2 8DG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

HX2 8DG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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HX2 8DG geodata

Easting	407442
Northing	427375
Latitude	53.742703
Longitude	-1.888644

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is HX2 8DG?

Street	Forest Green
Town/City	Halifax
Country	England
Postcode District	HX2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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HX2 8DG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of HX2 8DG as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	230m	755ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Ovenden
Constituency	Halifax

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of HX2 8DG

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Moffatt Close	319m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Providence Row	333m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Providence Row	333m
➜ Forest Green crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to HX2 8DG

Cousin Lane Club Ln (Cousin Lane)	Ovenden	115m
Cousin Lane Club Ln (Cousin Lane)	Ovenden	152m
Cousin Lane Bank Edge Rd (Cousin Lane)	Illingworth	248m
Cousin Lane Page Hill (Cousin Lane)	Ovenden	252m
Bank Edge Road Cousin Ln (Bank Edge Road)	Illingworth	272m

Nearest railway stations to HX2 8DG

Halifax Station	3.3km
Sowerby Bridge Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for HX2 8DG

Broadband access in HX2 8DG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in HX2 8DG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	100.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.6Mbps
Average upload speed	0.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	0.64Mbps

Broadband limitations in HX2 8DG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for HX2 8DG

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Source: Ofcom
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HX2 8DG gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in HX2 8DG by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	451,980
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,894
Median (kWh/meter)	11,203

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	145,785
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,836
Median (kWh/meter)	3,414

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in HX2 8DG, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in HX2 8DG.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

89% of English postcodes are less deprived than HX2 8DG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to HX2 8DG (meters)

Innovations Childrens Centre

Cousin Lane

156m

Deanfield Community Primary School

Cousin Lane

156m

Roll With It Cafe

Unit 22

207m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to HX2 8DG

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
115 Haley Hill	17:30	11:45	2,058m
King Cross P.o. Box	17:30	12:00	2,210m
North Bridge Business Box	18:30	11:45	2,545m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to HX2 8DG

Facility	Distance
Threeways Sports Centre (Closed) Nursery Lane, Ovenden, Halifax Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	250m
Ovenden Sports & Community Arena Cousin Lane, Halifax Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	267m
Dean Field Community Primary School Cousin Lane, Halifax Grass Pitches	311m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to HX2 8DG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Dean Field Community Primary School Cousin Lane, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8DQ	Primary	305m
St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Furness Place, Illingworth, Halifax, HX2 8JY	Primary	345m
Moorside Community Primary School Keighley Road, Ovenden, Halifax, HX2 8AP	Primary	404m

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HX2 8DG ITL and HX2 8DG LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for HX2 8DG:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLE	Yorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLE4	West Yorkshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLE44	Calderdale and Kirklees
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000033	Calderdale

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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HX2 8DG census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for HX2 8DG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00055169
LSOA	E01010942	Calderdale 005D
MSOA	E02002248	Calderdale 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to HX2 8DG

HX2 8DA	Club Lane	86m
HX2 8DF	Laurel Crescent	120m
HX2 8DQ	Cousin Lane	155m
HX2 8DJ	Forest Avenue	170m
HX2 8BQ	Manger Gardens	175m
HX2 8AG	Moorlands Avenue	177m
HX2 8DH	Cousin Lane	192m
HX2 8DR	Moor Lane	193m
HX2 8BJ	Garside Drive	213m
HX2 8AF	Cousin Lane	219m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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