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HX

Postcode area

Postcode area named after Halifax, with 7 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Radon Affected Area by postcode area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 99% of people in HX live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£195,000
Joint 12th cheapest of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
163,602
10th least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
99%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How HX compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

HXMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. HX is £195,000.
£195,000joint 12th cheapest
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. HX is 163,602.
163,60210th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares120 postcode areas, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 41.0%. HX is 99.0%.
99%joint 4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. HX is 87.3%.
87.3%54th lowest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.

Is HX safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HX at a rate of 118.8 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 1,659 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HX.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (8,135), other crime (3,822) and anti-social behaviour (2,348).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HX was 127.7 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in HX

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
HX1Halifax, King Cross25,535£112,500235.1 per 1,000
HX2Halifax, Illingworth37,638£180,000111.8 per 1,000
HX3Halifax, Hipperholme46,150£200,00092.3 per 1,000
HX4Elland, Barkisland12,019£250,00051.4 per 1,000
HX5Elland, Heathfield10,716£195,000144.4 per 1,000
HX6Friendly, Ripponden18,771£190,00092.8 per 1,000
HX7Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd12,773£255,50070.2 per 1,000
HX in brief

The HX postcode area, named after Halifax, has 7 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in HX was £195,000 in 2025.

HX had 163,602 usual residents at the census.

About 99% of people in HX live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In HX, 87.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.