Calderdale: house prices, crime and schools
Local authority in Yorkshire and The Humber · 129 neighbourhoods
Homes here sell for a typical £2,400 per m², up 4.4% in a year. Police record 103 crimes per 1,000 people a year (Yorkshire and The Humber 94.4), and there are 94 state schools.
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Is Calderdale a good place to live?
More crime than 57% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils, prices up 4.4% in a year, 94 state schools (7 Outstanding), and a 32-minute typical walk to a station.
- Crime
- 103 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearmore crime than 57% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils
- Prices
- £2,400 per m², up 4.4% in a yearcheaper than 57% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils
- Schools
- 94 state schools, 7 Outstandingprimaries nearby weaker than in 90% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils
- Green space
- Not published outside London yet
- Commute
- 32 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a shorter walk than 50% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils
Ranks among Yorkshire and The Humber's councils. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. How this is worked out
Areas
27 areasAgainst Yorkshire and The Humber: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is Yorkshire and The Humber's middle.
- Hipperholme · HX34 neighbourhoods£2,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Greetland & Stainland · HX46 neighbourhoods£2,880 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland · HX65 neighbourhoods£2,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Northowram & Shelf · HX36 neighbourhoods£2,800 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hebden Bridge · HX76 neighbourhoods£2,780 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rastrick East · HD64 neighbourhoods£2,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Clifton & Bailiff Bridge · HD65 neighbourhoods£2,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Norton Tower & Mount Tabor · HX24 neighbourhoods£2,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Brighouse · HD65 neighbourhoods£2,570 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sowerby & Luddendenfoot · HX64 neighbourhoods£2,500 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rastrick West · HD65 neighbourhoods£2,490 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Skircoat Green · HX34 neighbourhoods£2,480 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Mytholmroyd & Cragg Vale · HX75 neighbourhoods£2,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Illingworth & Ogden · HX24 neighbourhoods£2,450 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Elland · HX56 neighbourhoods£2,400 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pellon East · HX15 neighbourhoods£2,370 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Southowram & Siddal · HX35 neighbourhoods£2,120 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Todmorden West & Cornholme · OL146 neighbourhoods£2,100 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Todmorden East & Walsden · OL144 neighbourhoods£2,090 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sowerby Bridge · HX66 neighbourhoods£2,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wheatley & Ovenden West · HX25 neighbourhoods£2,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Mixenden · HX24 neighbourhoods£2,010 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Savile Park · HX14 neighbourhoods£1,950 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Central Halifax & Boothtown · HX15 neighbourhoods£1,840 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pellon West & Highroad Well · HX24 neighbourhoods£1,810 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ovenden East · HX34 neighbourhoods£1,670 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- King Cross · HX14 neighbourhoods£1,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,400 per m² · typical Yorkshire and The Humber neighbourhood £2,500
- By type
- Flat £143k · Terraced £161k · Semi £230k · Detached £402k
- 1-year change
- +4.4%
- Neighbourhoods
- 129
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of Yorkshire and The Humber's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 102 per 1,000 a year · Yorkshire and The Humber 94.4
- Among councils
- More crime than 57%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; Yorkshire and The Humber pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
94 state schools- Primary
- 81
- Secondary
- 13
- Outstanding
- 7
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 10% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among Yorkshire and The Humber's primaries.
- Station walk
- 32 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 42% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £45,900 a year · typical Yorkshire and The Humber neighbourhood £46,000
- Social renting
- 11% of homes · typical Yorkshire and The Humber neighbourhood 11%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 32% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 9% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of Yorkshire and The Humber's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask about Calderdale
Is Calderdale safe?
Police recorded about 103 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; more crime than 57% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Calderdale?
Homes sold for a typical £2,400 per m² in the year to August 2026, up 4.4% in a year; cheaper than 57% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.
How many schools are there in Calderdale?
94 state schools, 7 Outstanding; primaries nearby weaker than in 90% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
How far is Calderdale from a station?
A 32-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a shorter walk than 50% of Yorkshire and The Humber's councils. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.
Is Calderdale a deprived area?
32% of Calderdale's 129 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 9% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.