HX5 postcode area guide — Calderdale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HX5 postcode district in Calderdale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HX5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.4%
Gigabit-capable
84.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the HX5 postcode district (Calderdale) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 302 postcodes Ofcom measures in HX5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.4%.
Around 0% of premises in HX5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in HX5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HX5 0AB | 81.3% | 62.5% |
| HX5 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| HX5 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| HX5 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| HX5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| HX5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| HX5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| HX5 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| HX5 0AQ | 100% | 80% |
| HX5 0AR | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Calderdale
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Calderdale district (104,515 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
93.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
73.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
94.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in HX5
Police recorded 144 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HX5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 59 | 41.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 | 17.4% |
| Public order | 11 | 7.6% |
| Other theft | 9 | 6.3% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 6.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 5.6% |
| Other crime | 6 | 4.2% |
| Drugs | 5 | 3.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in HX5
Based on 107 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HX5 is £185,000, up 12.1% on the previous year (£165,000).
Detached
£343,000
11 sales
Semi-detached
£222,500
29 sales
Terraced
£160,000
45 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in HX5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £66,000 | Flat | Dewsbury Road | HX5 9AR |
| 7 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Dewsbury Road | HX5 9AR |
| 1 May 2026 | £217,000 | Semi-detached | Elsinore Avenue | HX5 0LT |
| 1 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Catherine Street | HX5 0EZ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Elizabeth Street | HX5 0LD |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Westgate | HX5 0BB |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Victoria Road | HX5 0QA |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Dewsbury Road | HX5 9AR |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £222,500 | Semi-detached | Old Earth | HX5 9ES |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Dunce Park Close | HX5 0PF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Calderdale demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Calderdale district (206,631 residents, 90,476 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.4% |
| 15–29 | 21.3% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 21.2% |
| 65+ | 19% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 64.6% |
| Private rented | 20.5% |
| Social rented | 10.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around HX5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brooksbank School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,446 | HX5 0QG |
| Old Earth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 461 | HX5 9PL |
| Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 309 | HX5 0LP |
| Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 138 | HX5 0BB |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 106 | HX5 0QY |
| Compass Community School North | Not applicable | 11–17 | 3 | HX5 0SH |
| William Henry Smith Specialist College | Not applicable | 16–25 | — | HX5 9DL |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in HX5
90 rated food businesses operate in HX5. 63 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Ltd, Ashdene Naturist Club, B & M Retail Ltd, Beautissimo Spa, Blackley Cricket Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HX5
From a sample of 144 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 HX5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
20%
Band D
53%
Band E
22%
Band F
1%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Calderdale
Landlines around HX5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.