Bacteriostatic water in Elland

Local facts for Elland

Elland sits in the HX5 postcode district (HX area), within Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

HX5 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Elland 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, 6 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 12.7 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 23.2 km

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

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

• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 35.7 km south-west
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 40.9 km south-east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 41.9 km south-east
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59.1 km north-east
• Edge Hill University (UKPRN 10007823): Biological Sciences, 69.8 km west
• The University of Lancaster (UKPRN 10007768): Chemistry, 72.2 km north-west

Nearby: Brighouse (3.9 km), Halifax (4.5 km), Huddersfield (5.7 km), Sowerby Bridge (7 km), Cleckheaton (9.2 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Elland lies west of Wakefield, about 22.3 km in a straight line.

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

• HX, 4.7 km
• Calderdale, HX2, 9.2 km
• Mytholmroyd, HX7, 10.9 km
• Hebden Royd, HX7, 11.4 km
• Hebden Bridge, HX7, 13.2 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): Brighouse 3.9 km, Halifax 4.5 km, HX 4.7 km, Sowerby Bridge 7 km, Calderdale 9.2 km, Mytholmroyd 10.9 km, Hebden Royd 11.4 km, Hebden Bridge 13.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Elland: north, Brighouse (3.9 km); east, HD (5.2 km); south, Holmfirth (13.1 km); west, HX (4.7 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Elland: 10; within 25 km: 40; within 50 km: 82.

Map reference: 53.6847, -1.8366 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074569555).

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