Calderdale

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
206,631
Households
90,475
Crimes · Aug '26
2,017

Estimated population, mid-2025: 210,734 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

90,475
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
2,017
Crimes · Aug '26
£195,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 2,545 sales
£756
Average rent, August 2026
7,333
Postcodes

Sold prices in Calderdale

England & Wales
Property sales · Calderdale
HM Land Registry · Calderdale
Average price
£232,446
Median price: £195,000
Median +1.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,545 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 69 sales · avg £227,724
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£250k£230k£210k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Calderdale

England & Wales
Crime trends · Calderdale

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
748
YoY -19%
1,059904748
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
324
YoY stable
324228132
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
109
YoY +31%
1279767
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
89
YoY -15%
1439546
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
131
YoY -18%
191156121
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
616
YoY stable
819685550
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

3 of 6 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

2,017
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Calderdale

Ethnicity

Total residents: 206,631
White Brit.82.7%
Pakistani8.5%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 6.3%

Religion

Total residents: 206,631
No religion42.0%
Christian41.5%
Muslim9.5%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 206,631
50–6421.2%
35–4919.1%
25–3412.1%
65–7410.6%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%

Households

Total households: 90,475
One person: other19.9%
One person: aged 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Single family household, all members 66+8.8%
+ 9 other households · 34.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Calderdale

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.47 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Calderdale

6% of postcodes (413 of 7333) are in Flood Zone 3 and 4% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3413 (6%)
  • Zone 2268 (4%)
  • Zone 16,652 (91%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Calderdale

Sowerby Bridge is a 13-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.0 km

  • Sowerby Bridge

    Rail

    1.0 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Calderdale

GPs make up most of the mapped places

20 GPs · 16 Libraries · 7 Museums · 46 in all

  • GPs20
  • Libraries16
  • Museums7
  • Hospitals2
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Calderdale

Average rent, August 2026

£756/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£548
1 bed
£684
2 bed
£817
3 bed
£1,124
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Calderdale.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last place offered

None of these schools has a published last distance, so we cannot compare this postcode with last year's places. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Calderdale

Apply on GOV.UK. It sends you to Calderdale's application form.

Admission appeals in Calderdale

Appeals lodged

91

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
45 · 1.8% of admissions
Lodged
19 · 0.8% of admissions
Heard
3 · 15.8% of those heard
Successful

2,520 admissions

Infant
40 · 1.8% of admissions
Lodged
17 · 0.8% of admissions
Heard
2 · 11.8% of those heard
Successful

2,251 admissions

Secondary
46 · 1.3% of admissions
Lodged
38 · 1.0% of admissions
Heard
2 · 5.3% of those heard
Successful

3,620 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Calderdale

Coordinates53.7169, -1.9049
Postcodes
7,333
Census 2021
206,631

Estimated population, mid-2025: 210,734 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
90,475
Recorded crime · Aug '26
2,017

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