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Local facts for Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge sits in the HX6 postcode district (HX area), within Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

HX6 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Sowerby Bridge 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, 12.5 km
• The University of Bradford, Chemistry, 14.7 km
• The University of Leeds, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 27.8 km

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

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

• The University of Manchester (UKPRN 10007798): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 32.9 km south-west
• The University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 46.7 km south-east
• Sheffield Hallam University (UKPRN 10005790): Biological Sciences, 47.9 km south-east
• Edge Hill University (UKPRN 10007823): Biological Sciences, 63.8 km west
• University of York (UKPRN 10007167): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 64 km north-east
• The University of Lancaster (UKPRN 10007768): Chemistry, 65.3 km north-west
• The University of Liverpool (UKPRN 10006842): Chemistry, 75.7 km south-west

Nearby: Mytholmroyd (4.1 km), Halifax (5.4 km), Hebden Bridge (6.4 km), Elland (7 km), Brighouse (10 km).

Regional hub: Wakefield.

Sowerby Bridge lies west of Wakefield, about 29 km in a straight line.

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

• Calderdale, HX2, 2.4 km
• Hebden Royd, HX7, 4.4 km
• HX, 4.7 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): Calderdale 2.4 km, Mytholmroyd 4.1 km, Hebden Royd 4.4 km, HX 4.7 km, Halifax 5.4 km, Hebden Bridge 6.4 km, Elland 7 km, Brighouse 10 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Sowerby Bridge: north, Denholme (11.3 km); east, HX (4.7 km); west, Calderdale (2.4 km).

Location pages in Yorkshire and The Humber within 10 km of Sowerby Bridge: 8; within 25 km: 33; within 50 km: 80.

Map reference: 53.7053, -1.9374 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074570602).

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