HX postcode area
The HX postcode area, also known as the Halifax postcode area, is a group of seven postcode districts in England, within four post towns. These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in western West Yorkshire, including Halifax, Elland, Sowerby Bridge and Hebden Bridge. Mail for the HX postcode area is processed at Leeds Mail Centre, along with mail for the BD, HD, HG, LS, WF and YO postcode areas.
Halifax | |
|---|---|
  HX | |
| Coordinates: 53°43′12″N 1°53′46″W / 53.720°N 1.896°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | HX |
| Postcode area name | Halifax |
| Post towns | 4 |
| Postcode districts | 7 |
| Postcode sectors | 32 |
| Postcodes (live) | 5,646 |
| Postcodes (total) | 7,392 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The HX postcode area, also known as the Halifax postcode area,[2] is a group of seven postcode districts in England, within four post towns. These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in western West Yorkshire, including Halifax, Elland, Sowerby Bridge and Hebden Bridge.
Mail for the HX postcode area is processed at Leeds Mail Centre, along with mail for the BD, HD, HG, LS, WF and YO postcode areas.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HX1 | HALIFAX | Halifax Town Centre, Savile Park | Calderdale |
| HX2 | HALIFAX | Highroad Well,[a] Illingworth, Luddenden, Luddenden Foot, Midgley, Mixenden, Mount Tabor, Norton Tower,[b] Ogden, Wainstalls, Warley Town | Calderdale |
| HX3 | HALIFAX | Akroydon, Boothtown, Copley, Hipperholme, Lightcliffe, Northowram, Norwood Green, Ovenden, Shelf, Shibden, Skircoat Green, Southowram | Calderdale |
| HX4 | HALIFAX | Barkisland, Greetland, Holywell Green, Sowood, Stainland, West Vale | Calderdale |
| HX5 | ELLAND | Elland, Blackley | Calderdale |
| HX6 | SOWERBY BRIDGE | Norland, Ripponden, Rishworth, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge | Calderdale |
| HX7 | HEBDEN BRIDGE | Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Mytholmroyd, Old Town | Calderdale |
Map
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ "Thackray Street, Highroad Well, Halifax". Rightmove. Retrieved 2 March 2025.