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Ovenden East: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ovenden East neighbourhood of Calderdale, England (ONS area Calderdale 006). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes HX2, HX3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near HX3 5QT.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Calderdale

Ovenden East is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Calderdale (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 2 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £120,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Calderdale (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Halifax, is 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£120,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£39,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Ovenden East sits in Calderdale

  • Typical house price: 4th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Calderdale
  • Average household income: 4th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Calderdale

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Ovenden East

House prices: Ovenden East against Calderdale: This neighbourhood £32k (1995) to £147k (2026); Calderdale £40k (1995) to £195k (2026).£52k£178k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£147kCalderdale£195k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Calderdale, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Calderdale, 2 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Recent price momentum
  • Recorded crime
  • Anti-social behaviour

Falling behind the borough

  • Home improvement applications
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Halifax Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (33 to 39 min); Northern and Grand Central to Bradford Interchange (about 13 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Lee Mount Academy 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Feb 2026).
  • Nearest state secondary school Trinity Academy Halifax 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Sep 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Ovenden East

What is the typical house price in Ovenden East?

£120,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

How does Ovenden East compare with the rest of Calderdale?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Calderdale. Average household income: 4th lowest of 27 neighbourhoods in Calderdale.

Is Ovenden East an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Ovenden East gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ovenden East?

Halifax. Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (33 to 39 min); Northern and Grand Central to Bradford Interchange (about 13 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Ovenden East?

Nearest state primary school. Lee Mount Academy. 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 7 areas (Feb 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Trinity Academy Halifax. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Sep 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.