Bacteriostatic water in Halifax

Local facts for Halifax

Halifax sits in the HX1 postcode district (HX area), within Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

HX1 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Halifax 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 Bradford, Chemistry, 9.8 km
• The University of Huddersfield, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 10.4 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 22.3 km

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

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

• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 37.6 km south-west
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 45.3 km south-east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 46.3 km south-east
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 58.5 km north-east
• The University of Lancaster (UKPRN 10007768): Chemistry, 68.8 km north-west
• Edge Hill University (UKPRN 10007823): Biological Sciences, 69.2 km west

Nearby: Elland (4.5 km), Sowerby Bridge (5.4 km), Brighouse (5.5 km), Mytholmroyd (8.1 km), Denholme (9.2 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Halifax lies west of Wakefield, about 24.2 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, 0.8 km
• Calderdale, HX2, 6.7 km
• Hebden Royd, HX7, 9.5 km
• Hebden Bridge, HX7, 10.3 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): HX 0.8 km, Elland 4.5 km, Sowerby Bridge 5.4 km, Brighouse 5.5 km, Calderdale 6.7 km, Mytholmroyd 8.1 km, Hebden Royd 9.5 km, Hebden Bridge 10.3 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Halifax: north, Denholme (9.2 km); east, Brighouse (5.5 km); south, Elland (4.5 km); west, HX (0.8 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Halifax: 10; within 25 km: 40; within 50 km: 81.

Map reference: 53.7228, -1.8602 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074570610).

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