Buying a home in OL14 (Calderdale)
OL14 covers the Cliviger with Worsthorne, Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East, Littleborough Lakeside and Todmorden West wards, in Burnley, Calderdale and Rochdale.
What the records show in OL14 (Calderdale): 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked are in a mapped river or sea flood area; surface water flood risk is medium or high at 2 of the 7 postcodes we checked; parts of the area are a radon Affected Area, with up to 3–5% of homes above the action level; the British Geological Survey rates landslides as significant near all 8 postcodes we checked; and 6 postcodes we checked are in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Todmorden.
Land Registry recorded 8 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £278,000, and the most common were terraced homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
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At a glance
- Rivers and sea4 of the 8 postcodes we checked in a mapped flood area
- Surface waterMedium or high at 2 of the 7 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to 3–5% of homes above the action level
- GroundLandslides recorded nearby
- Median sale£278,000 across 8 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of OL14 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
4 of the 8 postcodes we checked are in a mapped flood area:
A home in a mapped flood area can cost more to insure. Ask the seller about past flooding and any claims.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
We couldn't check 1 postcode when this guide was built, so they aren't counted above.
Medium means a 1% to 3.3% chance of flooding each year, and high more than that. It changes over a few metres, so look at the drainage when you view.
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, parts of the surrounding square are a radon Affected Area. The highest is up to 3–5% of homes above the action level.
The map shows the highest value in each square, not a measurement for any home. A three-month test tells you about a particular house.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
- Landslides: significant near all 8 postcodes we checked
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Ask your surveyor to look for cracking and movement, and the seller about subsidence claims.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
No historic landfill within 500 m of all 8 postcodes we checked.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in Calderdale was £197,651 in August 2026, up 7.8% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 8 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £278,000 and a range of £132,000 to £400,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 4 | £205,500 |
| Semi-detached | 3 | £347,000 |
| Other | 1 | £132,000 |
Crime
Measured around OL14 7AP, near the centre of OL14.
87 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences28
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Shoplifting12
- Public order7
- Criminal damage and arson6
- Other theft6
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- Todmorden CofE J, I & N School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided school · 310 m
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · ages 3–11 · Academy sponsor led · 420 m
- Castle Hill Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 750 m
- Ferney Lee Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 780 m
- Shade Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 990 m
- Todmorden High School, A SHARE Academy
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 970 m
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL14 7AP | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| OL14 5HX | Flood Zone 3 | Medium | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| OL14 5DG | Flood Zone 3 | Not checked | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| OL14 7LZ | Flood Zone 3 | High | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| OL14 6LU | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| OL14 7DT | Flood Zone 3 | Low | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| OL14 7AL | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
| OL14 7BJ | Outside | Very low | 3–5% | Significant: landslides | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate OL14 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- Environment Agency flood risk zones via Planning Data England
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)