Elland

Calderdale · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 10,329 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,084 of 6,856 in England
  • #439 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #19 of 27 in Calderdale
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,302
Median age (est.)42
Density1,471per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 18%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 43% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Elland is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,084 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 27 in Calderdale. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (81) but weak on Living environment (13). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 44% in five years (from 129 sales), in line with the wider Calderdale median of £193,250. Typical household take-home income is around £35,022 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 122 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 31 · #4,735
Employment 24 · #5,208
Education 29 · #4,879
Health 28 · #4,927
Crime 25 · #5,146
Housing & access 81 · #1,307
Living environment 13 · #5,982

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · +20.4% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,000129+20.4%+44.4%
Detached£420,00011+0.6%+27.1%
Semi-detached£245,00040+28.9%+40.8%
Terraced£160,00061+20.8%+46.8%
Flat£137,00017+34.3%+23.4%
This area£195,000
Calderdale£193,250
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,022±£5,206 · #5,031 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,680
Price-to-income ?5.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

122 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,262 offences
Calderdale106
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,503 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences560
Theft198
Burglary47
Vehicle crime70
Criminal damage & arson146
Public order & weapons143
Drugs43
Robbery10
Other45

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 365 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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