HX7 postcode area guide — Calderdale
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HX7 postcode district in Calderdale — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HX7
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
9.5%
Gigabit-capable
9.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the HX7 postcode district (Calderdale) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 697 postcodes Ofcom measures in HX7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 9.5%.
Around 0.9% of premises in HX7 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 HX7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HX7 5AA | 90% | 0% |
| HX7 5AB | 52.6% | 0% |
| HX7 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| HX7 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| HX7 5AF | 100% | 0% |
| HX7 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| HX7 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| HX7 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| HX7 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| HX7 5AN | 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 HX7
Police recorded 52 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HX7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 16 | 30.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 | 15.4% |
| Public order | 8 | 15.4% |
| Other theft | 6 | 11.5% |
| Other crime | 4 | 7.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 5.8% |
| Drugs | 2 | 3.8% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 3.8% |
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 HX7
Based on 205 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HX7 is £245,000, down 2.0% on the previous year (£249,950).
Detached
£480,000
23 sales
Semi-detached
£300,000
30 sales
Terraced
£215,000
116 sales
Flat / maisonette
£225,000
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in HX7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £182,000 | Terraced | White Lee Gardens | HX7 5PA |
| 6 May 2026 | £354,950 | Terraced | High Lock Court | HX7 8DY |
| 1 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Burnley Road | HX7 5LN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £615,000 | Detached | Halstead Green | HX7 7PE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £224,500 | Terraced | Sackville Street | HX7 7DJ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Albert Street | HX7 8EN |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Detached | Royd View | HX7 5NJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Marlborough Terrace | HX7 8BT |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £520,000 | Detached | Burley Carr | HX7 8PL |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £625,000 | Detached | HX7 5RT |
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 HX7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Calder Learning Trust | All-through | 4–16 | 1,250 | HX7 5QN |
| Burnley Road Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 129 | HX7 5DE |
| Riverside Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 118 | HX7 8EE |
| Hebden Royd CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 109 | HX7 6DS |
| Scout Road Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 104 | HX7 5JR |
| Old Town Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 84 | HX7 8RY |
| Stubbings Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 71 | HX7 8BP |
| Central Street Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 53 | HX7 6HB |
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 HX7
160 rated food businesses operate in HX7. 117 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aya Sophia, Balance, Barbary's, Berry Bites, Blue Sky Baker HB.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HX7
From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HX7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
17%
Band D
50%
Band E
27%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
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 HX7 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.