5,209
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
47 · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£231,750
Median property price
335
Postcodes
Overview of Northowram and Shelf
Coordinates53.7434, -1.8308
Postcodes
335
Population (Census)
11,527
Households (Census)
5,209
Recorded crime · May '26
47 · 4.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Northowram and Shelf
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.99 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.99 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Northowram and Shelf
Property sales · Northowram and Shelf
HM Land Registry · Northowram and Shelf
Average price
£285,173
YoY: +24.9%
Median price: £219,357
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £137,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£410k£274k£138k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Northowram and Shelf
Crime trends · Northowram and Shelf
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26165
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY stable
ASB
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -57%
Burglary
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +25%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Demographics in Northowram and Shelf
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.0%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Christian53.7%
No religion39.1%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6423.9%
35–4917.7%
65–7413.5%
25–3410.7%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Other16.2%
Any member 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
All members 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
+ 8 other households · 30.0%
Schools in Northowram and Shelf
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Northowram Primary School
Calderdale · HX3 7EF
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Salterlee Primary School
Calderdale · HX3 7AY
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Shelf Junior and Infant School
Calderdale · HX3 7LT
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School
Calderdale · HX3 7QU
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Calderdale · HX3 6LA
Not judged
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Northowram and Shelf
Postcodes in Northowram and Shelf
BD13 1LTBD13 2LDHX3 6AAHX3 6ABHX3 6ADHX3 6AEHX3 6AFHX3 6AGHX3 6AHHX3 6AJHX3 6ALHX3 6ANHX3 6APHX3 6AQHX3 6ARHX3 6ASHX3 6ATHX3 6AWHX3 6AXHX3 6AYHX3 6AZHX3 6BAHX3 6BBHX3 6BDHX3 6BEHX3 6BGHX3 6BHHX3 6BJHX3 6BLHX3 6BNHX3 6BPHX3 6BQHX3 6BXHX3 6BYHX3 6JBHX3 6JGHX3 6JHHX3 6JJHX3 6JLHX3 6JPHX3 6JRHX3 6LAHX3 6LDHX3 6LGHX3 6LHHX3 6LJHX3 6LQHX3 6NRHX3 6NUHX3 6NXHX3 6NZHX3 6PFHX3 6TUHX3 6TXHX3 6TYHX3 6TZHX3 6UAHX3 6UBHX3 6UEHX3 6UFHX3 6UGHX3 6UHHX3 6UJHX3 6UQHX3 6USHX3 6UXHX3 6XGHX3 6XHHX3 6XJHX3 6XLHX3 6XNHX3 6XPHX3 6XQHX3 6XRHX3 6XWHX3 6XXHX3 7ABHX3 7AEHX3 7AFHX3 7AGHX3 7AHHX3 7AJHX3 7ALHX3 7ANHX3 7APHX3 7AQHX3 7ARHX3 7ATHX3 7AUHX3 7AWHX3 7AXHX3 7AYHX3 7BAHX3 7BEHX3 7BGHX3 7BJHX3 7BLHX3 7BPHX3 7BQHX3 7BSHX3 7BTHX3 7BUHX3 7BWHX3 7BXHX3 7BYHX3 7BZHX3 7DAHX3 7DBHX3 7DDHX3 7DEHX3 7DFHX3 7DGHX3 7DHHX3 7DJHX3 7DLHX3 7DNHX3 7DPHX3 7DQHX3 7DRHX3 7DT