Is Calderdale a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Calderdale, from official data · 16 postcode districts · 7,338 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Calderdale, from official data · 16 postcode districts · 7,338 postcodes
The average home in Calderdale sold for £191,385 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.3% on a year earlier. Across Calderdale, police record 114 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Calderdale, the nearest primary school is Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Trinity Academy Grammar, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Spring Hall Group Practice, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
Sowerby Bridge station is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest park, Crow Wood Park, is 0.4 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Across Calderdale, police record 114 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Calderdale sold for £191,385 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £369,313, semi-detached £229,167, terraced £166,924, flats £120,197. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Trinity Academy Grammar, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Sowerby Bridge is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £45,901 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).