Ovenden
Ward in Calderdale, England
| Coordinates: | 53.74, -1.886 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 07 27 |
| Dialling code: | 01422 (Halifax) |
Ovenden is an elevated ward to the north of Halifax in the borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, sitting above the Calder Valley with views towards the Pennines. Its streets reflect 19th‑century industrial expansion, with former textile and related mill activity shaping the housing and street pattern; remnants of that industrial heritage sit alongside post‑war council developments and pockets of more recent regeneration.
The area has a strong local identity with community groups, small shops and pubs serving a mixed population, and decent transport links into Halifax and beyond. Contemporary life in Ovenden mixes working‑class roots, social housing challenges and active neighbourhood initiatives, making it a place of ordinary northern urban character with ongoing community‑led change.
Postcode districts covering Ovenden
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Leeds 14.4 miles23.3 km
- Bradford 6 miles9.7 km
- Oldham 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Burnley 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Huddersfield 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Blackburn 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Bolton 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Salford 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Wakefield 16 miles25.7 km
- Rochdale 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Harrogate 22.3 miles35.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Halifax Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Warley Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Park Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Illingworth and Mixenden Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Northowram and Shelf Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Skircoat Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Queensbury Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Town Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Luddenden Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Shelf and Northowram Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Sowerby Bridge Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Luddendenfoot Ward 3.6 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Ovenden
HX3 5RW, HX2 8DL, HX3 5TH, HX3 5QA, HX2 8EH, HX2 0TE, HX3 6QW, HX3 6RL, HX3 5ER … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Manchester Airport 31.1 miles50 km
- Halifax Railway Station 1.9 miles3 km
- Sowerby Bridge Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Ovenden Ad
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 3 miles4.8 km
- Holdsworth House 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Manor House Lindley 5 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Wool Merchant Hotel 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Bull on the Bridge 2.4 miles3.9 km
- The Briar Court Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Best Western Bradford Guide Post Hotel 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Fortune Huddersfield, Sure Hotel Collection 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cedar Court Huddersfield 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- The Abbey Lodge Hotel 7.7 miles12.4 km
Schools in Ovenden
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Lee Mount Academy Primary
- Moorside Community Primary School Primary
- St Malachy's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 2 miles3.2 km
- The University of Bradford University 6 miles9.7 km
- National Media Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Valley Parade Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 6.8 miles11 km
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Daffy Wood Forest 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Elland Road Stadium 13.1 miles21.1 km