HX6 2AX maps, stats, and open data

HX6 2AX lies on Back Wakefield Road in Sowerby Bridge. HX6 2AX is located in the Sowerby Bridge 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.

HX6 2AX maps

HX6 2AX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

HX6 2AX 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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HX6 2AX geodata

Easting	406986
Northing	423781
Latitude	53.710406
Longitude	-1.895638

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is HX6 2AX?

Street	Back Wakefield Road
Town/City	Sowerby Bridge
Country	England
Postcode District	HX6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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HX6 2AX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of HX6 2AX as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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	Sowerby Bridge
Constituency	Halifax

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of HX6 2AX

January 2024	Other theft	On or near High Fields	53m
December 2023	Drugs	On or near High Fields	53m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Park/Open Space	472m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to HX6 2AX

Wakefield Road Highfields (Wakefield Road)	Sowerby Bridge	68m
Wakefield Road	Sowerby Bridge	106m
Pye Nest Rd Arlington Crescent (Pye Nest Road)	Pye Nest	157m
Pye Nest Rd Arlington Crescent (Pye Nest Road)	Pye Nest	170m
Wakefield Rd Washer Lane (Wakefield Road)	Sowerby Bridge	201m

Nearest railway stations to HX6 2AX

Sowerby Bridge Station	0.8km
Halifax Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for HX6 2AX

Broadband access in HX6 2AX (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in HX6 2AX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	13.1Mbps
Average download speed	22.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	4.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in HX6 2AX (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%

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HX6 2AX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in HX6 2AX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	127,210
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,360
Median (kWh/meter)	6,024

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	62,390
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,119
Median (kWh/meter)	2,256

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in HX6 2AX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in HX6 2AX.
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

77.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than HX6 2AX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to HX6 2AX (meters)

Chocoholics Candy Store

5d High Fields

65m

Hebble Harlequins Out Of School Club

Bolton Brow Primary School

244m

Bolton Brow Primary Academy

Bolton Brow

244m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to HX6 2AX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
2 Prospect Avenue	17:30	11:45	140m
Scar Bottom P.o. Box	17:30	11:45	634m
Sowerby Bridge P.o. Box	17:30	12:30	795m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to HX6 2AX

Facility	Distance
Crow Wood Park Crow Wood Park, Halifax Outdoor Tennis Courts	530m
Christ Church Ce (Va) Junior School Park Road, Sowerby Bridge Grass Pitches	620m
Warley Road Primary Academy Warley Road, Halifax Swimming Pool	847m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to HX6 2AX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Bolton Brow Primary Academy Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BA	Primary	245m
Compass Community School Willow Park Willow Street, Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, HX6 2BU	Not applicable	397m
Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge Park Road, Christ Church Ce (Va) Junior School, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2BJ	Primary	619m

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HX6 2AX ITL and HX6 2AX 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 HX6 2AX:

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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HX6 2AX 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 HX6 2AX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00055326
LSOA	E01010981	Calderdale 017F
MSOA	E02002260	Calderdale 017

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to HX6 2AX

HX6 2AZ	Wakefield Road	21m
HX6 2AY	Canal Road	49m
HX6 2AU	Summerland Terrace	51m
HX6 2AN	High Fields	71m
HX6 2BB	Norland View	133m
HX2 7HW	Prospect Avenue	146m
HX6 2AR	Walker Lane	149m
HX6 2BX	Pye Nest Road	209m
HX2 7HS	Pye Nest Road	215m
HX2 7HU	Arlington Crescent	220m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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