Buying a home in HX5, Elland. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£205kmost £168k–£273k

Houses per m²£2,637flats £1,775

Sold last year84606 in five years

Prices in Calderdale+4.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in HX5 sold for £205,085 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £167,558 and £273,343, for about 87 m² of space.

84 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £138k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in HX5 0 (£2,541) and the most in HX5 9 (£2,729).

Across Calderdale, prices are up 4.3% on a year ago and up 24.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £817 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £935 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in HX5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£86,846	£73k–£116k	48 m²	11
2	£151,912	£123k–£204k	65 m²	219
3	£205,085	£168k–£273k	87 m²	240
4	£267,221	£185k–£421k	118 m²	42
5+	£380,315	£322k–£447k	139 m²	34

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£87k	£152k	£205k	£267k	£380k
Detached	—	£264k	£328k	£440k	£429k
Semi-detached	—	£223k	£262k	£392k	£344k
Terraced	£87k	£133k	£176k	£185k	—
Flats	—	£138k	£114k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across HX5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
HX5 0	£2,541	£1,927
HX5 9	£2,729	£1,774

Schools near HX5

Best state primary within 2 kmWest Vale Academy82% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Brooksbank School56.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%10 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

HX4 Halifax · 3 km3-bed house £259k HD3 Huddersfield · 3 km3-bed house £244k HD6 Brighouse · 4 km3-bed house £242k HD2 Huddersfield · 4 km3-bed house £202k HX1 Halifax · 5 km3-bed house £134k HX3 Halifax · 5 km3-bed house £220k HD1 Huddersfield · 5 km3-bed house £168k HX6 Sowerby Bridge · 6 km3-bed house £207k

Questions about HX5

Is HX5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Calderdale are up 4.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (82% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (56.8% against 43.8%); 84 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in HX5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in HX5 sold for £205,085 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £167,558 and £273,343.

How many homes sell in HX5 each year?

84 homes sold in the last year and 606 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near HX5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is West Vale Academy, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near HX5?

For a 3-bedroom house, HX1 (£134k, 5 km), HD1 (£168k, 5 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.