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HX2 postcode area · Calderdale

The HX2 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Calderdale. Area Scores range from 2 to 49 across them. Every full HX2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HX2 district: Hebden Bridge scores 49 out of 100 (#3,480 of 6,856 nationally) while Mixenden sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 46 points apart on the index. 7 of the 13 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £86,000 in King Cross to £265,000 in Hebden Bridge — a 3.1× gap within the HX2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,099a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime126per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied61%

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 HX2 district

£180,000median home sold over the past year · +28.6% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 471 sales
Detached£335,000
Semi-detached£195,000
Terraced£140,000
Flat£166,500
Calderdale£193,250
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hebden BridgeCalderdale 3,48049 £265,000
Illingworth & OgdenCalderdale 3,82344 £195,000
Savile ParkCalderdale 3,93343 £176,500
Mytholmroyd & Cragg ValeCalderdale 4,04941 £220,000
Norton Tower & Mount TaborCalderdale 4,18639 £195,000
Sowerby BridgeCalderdale 4,50234 £155,000
Sowerby & LuddendenfootCalderdale 5,07826 £203,500
Wheatley & Ovenden WestCalderdale 6,17410 £175,000
Central Halifax & BoothtownCalderdale 6,2708 £134,500
Pellon West & Highroad WellCalderdale 6,3398 £120,000
Ovenden EastCalderdale 6,5794 £130,000
King CrossCalderdale 6,5934 £86,000
MixendenCalderdale 6,6683 £147,500

People living in HX2 Census 2021

Residents94,582
Median age (est.)41
Density508per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above29%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 17%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 13%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 83%Asian 13%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 38% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 HX2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HX2 district.

Pellon Sowerby

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HX2.

HX6 HX1 HX3 HX4 HX7 HX5 BD13 BD14

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.