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HX1 postcode area · Calderdale

The HX1 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Calderdale. Area Scores range from 0 to 79 across them. Every full HX1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HX1 district contains both ends of the scale: Northowram & Shelf at 79 out of 100 (#1,431 of 6,856 in England) against Pellon East at 0, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £75,000 in Pellon East to £252,500 in Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland — a 3.4× gap within the HX1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,435a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime123per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HX1 district

£112,500median home sold over the past year · +33.9% over 5 years · +7.1% over the year · 191 sales
Detached£362,500
Semi-detached£213,200
Terraced£110,000
Flat£104,000
Calderdale£193,250
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Northowram & ShelfCalderdale 1,43179 £230,000
Ripponden, Rishworth & BarkislandCalderdale 1,76074 £252,500
Skircoat GreenCalderdale 2,31566 £250,000
Greetland & StainlandCalderdale 2,83659 £242,500
Savile ParkCalderdale 3,93343 £176,500
Sowerby BridgeCalderdale 4,50234 £155,000
Southowram & SiddalCalderdale 4,83130 £157,500
EllandCalderdale 5,08426 £195,000
Wheatley & Ovenden WestCalderdale 6,17410 £175,000
Central Halifax & BoothtownCalderdale 6,2708 £134,500
Pellon West & Highroad WellCalderdale 6,3398 £120,000
King CrossCalderdale 6,5934 £86,000
Pellon EastCalderdale 6,8260 £75,000

People living in HX1 Census 2021

Residents107,548
Median age (est.)40
Density919per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above29%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 18%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 79%Asian 18%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 37% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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.

Towns & places in HX1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HX1 district.

Pellon Sowerby

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HX1.

HX6 HX3 HX2 HX5 HX4 HD6 HD3 HD2

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.