Halifax

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 7° · 63% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:28

9h 16m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

439 reported · August 2026▲ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences174
• Anti-social behaviour62
• Shoplifting46
• Public order36

50 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Halifax · West Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

956 reported road collisions (2025)

266 killed or seriously injured · 1,210 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 385 rated 4–5 ★ (321 top)
• 20 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Halifax (0.5 km)
• 70 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£185,297 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Bradford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£745 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

• 1 bed £549
• 2 bed £675
• 3 bed £808

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (4.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

6,278 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (4.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (11.8 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

50 charging locations within ~8 km

• 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Bristol Street Motors, Halifax (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches27
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

546,410 residents in Bradford · 1,491/km²

• Under 16: 23%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,937
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK25,318
• Net moves−6,381

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 23 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

37% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (41% of 223,950)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

233 schools · 99,554 pupils

157 primary · 32 secondary · 44 other

Ofsted: 85 of 95 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

208 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bradford

444 CQC-registered services

• Care homes108
• GP practices76
• Dentists108
• Homecare agencies112
• Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bradford

• Within the Green Belt
• 179 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

606 applications decided

87.5% granted · 530 granted, 76 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Kate Dearden

Labour (Co-op)

Halifax

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK (minority)

• Lab 17
• Con 18
• LD 4
• Grn 9
• Ref 28
• Oth 14

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens18
• Restaurants & cafés85

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

19,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

532 jobs advertised · £39,755 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, West Yorkshire, Early Years Practitioner, Sales Design Consultant

Source: Adzuna

£671 median full-time weekly pay

7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,641 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

33% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 284,695 certificates

15.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

85% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 47% · Wind 33% · Gas 10% · Imports 5%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.2 women · 57.4 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in HX3

• The Dales - Bcss Inpatient Unit
• Calderdale, Kirklees And Wakefield Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
• The Northolme Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Halifax:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND203 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 202 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth178 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases148 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK107 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Stoney Royd Cemetery · 0.3 km

  Stoney Royd Cemetery is a cemetery in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

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  Eureka! (museum) · 0.5 km

  Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational museum for children in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, with a focus on learning through play. It is run as an educational charity and not-for-prof…

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  Halifax railway station (England) · 0.5 km

  Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Calder Valley line and is 17 miles (27 km) west from Leeds.

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  The Shay · 0.6 km

  The Shay is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is home to the FC Halifax Town association football club and the Halifax Panthers rugby league team.

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  Prescott Street drill hall, Halifax · 0.6 km

  The Prescott Street drill hall is a former military installation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

• Calderdale Council elections · 0.7 km

  Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council is elected each year, except for every fourth year when there is no election.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)