Halifax

15°CSunny

• Today: 19° / 13° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:30

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom

420 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences143
• Shoplifting54
• Anti-social behaviour52
• Public order49

35 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Halifax · West Yorkshire

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

1,030 reported road collisions (2024)

294 killed or seriously injured · 1,332 casualties · 18.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 387 rated 4–5 ★ (324 top)
• 18 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

£185,028 average▲ 6% YoY

Across Bradford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£749 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £553
• 2 bed £679
• 3 bed £813

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (4.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Asda (6.9 km)

34 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)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 21 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

34% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

231 schools · 99,744 pupils

157 primary · 32 secondary · 42 other

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

209inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bradford

438 CQC-registered services

• Care homes107
• GP practices76
• Dentists106
• Homecare agencies109
• Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bradford

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

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

531 applications decided

86.6% granted · 460 granted, 71 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

19,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

733 jobs advertised · £38,777 avg

e.g. Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Technician

Source: Adzuna

£671 median full-time weekly pay

6.9% 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

79% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 66% · Imports 11% · Gas 10% · Wind 5%

119 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Halifax:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office435 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s388 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership331 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance245 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test226 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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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)