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Houses & Flats to Rent in Halifax

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Renting in Halifax

What it costs to rent in Halifax

Halifax currently has 655 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £775 a month. 45 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 49% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BD18 at around £550/mo, while BD6 sits nearer £950/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Halifax around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

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Market snapshot

Halifax rental market at a glance

655

Active rentals in Halifax

£775/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Halifax

Median monthly rent, based on 655 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£675/mo	217
2 bed	£750/mo	262
3 bed	£950/mo	108
4+ bed	£1,275/mo	58

Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Halifax

Most Halifax homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 97,030 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.24

≈ Band B–C

Stock

97k

97,030 properties

A
46%44,810
B
19%18,440
C
16%15,950
D
8%7,660
E
6%5,610
F
3%3,140
G
1%1,370
H
0%60

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Halifax

77% of Halifax premises can already get full-fibre and 80% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

77%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

80%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

430 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
77%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Calderdale), July 2025, covering 95,325 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Halifax homes

33% of Halifax homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

33%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

67%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

86k

86,362 EPCs

A
0%197
B
6%5,035
C
27%23,672
D
40%34,635
E
21%17,887
F
4%3,359
G
2%1,577

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Calderdale. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Halifax

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Halifax centroid. The five closest:

1
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · HX1 1UN
0.11 mi
2
Beech Hill School
Primary · Academy converter · HX1 5TN
0.44 mi
3
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · HX3 6LA
0.44 mi
4
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · HX1 2ER
0.49 mi
5
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · HX1 2ES
0.52 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Halifax centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Halifax

Flats & apartments

286

50% of listings

Houses

279

49% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Halifax — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 71% of the 282 houses currently advertised in Halifax.

Terraced
71%201
Other house
13%36
Semi-detached
11%32
Detached
4%10
Bungalow
1%3

Rent by postcode

Where Halifax rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 461 live listings in 17 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Halifax

1BD6£950/mo5 rentals
2BD12£950/mo5 rentals
3HD6£900/mo19 rentals

Cheapest in Halifax

1BD18£550/mo3 rentals
2BD1£625/mo7 rentals
3BD7£650/mo11 rentals

Features · Halifax

Garden, parking, and floor area in Halifax

Live signal across 655 Halifax rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

70%

of 138 Halifax listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

85%

of 160 Halifax listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Halifax

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (June 2026), Halifax has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 85 of 85 postcode districts analysed, the median was 214 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Halifax is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

214 crimes per area (median)
85 of 85 postcode districts covered
Data: June 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Halifax’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Halifax

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Brighouse has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Halifax.

Sowerby Bridge
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (50) · pop. ~11,000
12
per 1k
Brighouse
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (51) · pop. ~32,000
5.3
per 1k
Elland
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (37) · pop. ~15,000
8.6
per 1k
Hipperholme
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (15) · pop. ~6,000
6.7
per 1k
Illingworth
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (115) · pop. ~8,000
33
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Halifax listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Halifax.

Rightmove

292

OpenRent

223

OnTheMarket

104

PrimeLocation

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Frequently asked

Renting in Halifax — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Halifax?

The median rent in Halifax is £775/month based on 655 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Halifax?

There are currently 655 rental properties available in Halifax, with 45 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Halifax safe for renters?

Halifax has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 214 reported crimes per postcode area (June 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Halifax?

The most commonly reported crime category in Halifax is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for June 2026.

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