Bacteriostatic water in Calderdale

Local facts for Calderdale

Calderdale is a local authority area in Yorkshire and The Humber. Its central point falls in the HX2 postcode district.

HX2 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Calderdale go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 14.9 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 15.1 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.7 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Calderdale with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 33.4 km south-west
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 49 km south-east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 50.2 km south-east
• Edge Hill University (UKPRN 10007823): Biological Sciences, 62.7 km west
• The University of Lancaster (UKPRN 10007768): Chemistry, 63 km north-west
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 64.8 km north-east
• The University of Liverpool (UKPRN 10006842): Chemistry, 75 km south-west

Nearby: Mytholmroyd (1.7 km), Sowerby Bridge (2.4 km), Hebden Bridge (4.1 km), Halifax (6.7 km), Todmorden (9 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Calderdale lies west of Wakefield, about 30.8 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the HX postcode area (8 of the 153 we list for Yorkshire and The Humber):

• Hebden Royd, HX7, 2.8 km
• HX, 6 km
• Elland, HX5, 9.2 km

Postcode districts in the HX area covered by our Yorkshire and The Humber location pages: HX1, HX2, HX5, HX6, HX7.

More nearby location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Calderdale (10 location pages): Mytholmroyd 1.7 km, Sowerby Bridge 2.4 km, Hebden Royd 2.8 km, Hebden Bridge 4.1 km, HX 6 km, Halifax 6.7 km, Todmorden 9 km, Elland 9.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Calderdale: north, Denholme (10.3 km); east, Sowerby Bridge (2.4 km); west, Mytholmroyd (1.7 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Calderdale: 8; within 25 km: 33; within 50 km: 76.

Map reference: 53.7205, -1.9623.

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.