Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3337
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3337 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near HX2 8LQ
Crime trends · near HX2 8LQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
84
YoY +25%
ASB
15
YoY +25%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY +20%
Burglary
2
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
11
YoY -27%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
157
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,558
White Brit.87.7%
Other White7.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,552
No religion49.7%
Christian43.4%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,559
50–6418.9%
35–4918.5%
25–3412.1%
10–1510.3%
5–98.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 606
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.2%
Other13.7%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.2%
+ 9 other households · 38.3%
Administrative Information
Calderdale
Local Authority
Council Area
Halifax E14001262
Constituency
E14001262
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ovenden
Constituency code
E14001262
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Calderdale, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Calderdale
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Calderdale
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 02T
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Calderdale 005A E01010916
E01010916
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Calderdale 005 E02002248
E02002248
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Calderdale 005A E01010916
E01010916
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Calderdale 005 E02002248
E02002248
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode HX2 8LQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 3337
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010916 and MSOA E02002248 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HX2 8LQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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