HX4 postcode area · Calderdale

The HX4 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Calderdale, Kirklees. Area Scores range from 8 to 74 across them. Every full HX4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HX4 district contains both ends of the scale: Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland at 74 out of 100 (#1,760 of 6,856 in England) against Central Halifax & Boothtown at 8, a 66-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £134,500 in Central Halifax & Boothtown to £256,250 in Marsden & Pole Moor — a 1.9× gap within the HX4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Calderdale and Kirklees — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,234a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime135per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied64%

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 HX4 district

£243,750median home sold over the past year · +30.3% over 5 years · +18.9% over the year · 194 sales

Detached£390,000

Semi-detached£265,000

Terraced£193,236

Flat£154,500

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Ripponden, Rishworth & BarkislandCalderdale	1,760	74	£252,500
Greetland & StainlandCalderdale	2,836	59	£242,500
Marsden & Pole MoorKirklees	3,789	45	£256,250
Southowram & SiddalCalderdale	4,831	30	£157,500
EllandCalderdale	5,084	26	£195,000
Central Halifax & BoothtownCalderdale	6,270	8	£134,500

People living in HX4 Census 2021

Residents50,451

Median age (est.)44

Density342per km²

No qualifications17%

Degree or above32%

No car or van24%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 22%

Households

One person 35%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	20%
Associate professional	14%
Managers & directors	14%
Skilled trades	11%
Administrative	10%
Caring & leisure	9%
Elementary	9%
Process & plant	7%
Sales & customer service	7%

Ethnic group

White 94%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 45% · Muslim 2%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HX4.

HX1 HX6 HD3 HX5 HX3 HD2 HX2 HD6

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.