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HX5 postcode area · Calderdale

The HX5 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Calderdale. Area Scores range from 8 to 44 across them. Every full HX5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the HX5 district's neighbourhoods is Rastrick West (44 out of 100, #3,823 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Central Halifax & Boothtown (8). 2 of the 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £134,500 in Central Halifax & Boothtown to £209,500 in Rastrick West.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,549a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime187per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied58%

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 HX5 district

£195,000median home sold over the past year · +39.3% over 5 years · +20.4% over the year · 126 sales
Detached£344,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£152,500
Flat£107,500
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
Rastrick WestCalderdale 3,82344 £209,500
BrighouseCalderdale 4,41336 £186,750
EllandCalderdale 5,08426 £195,000
Central Halifax & BoothtownCalderdale 6,2708 £134,500

People living in HX5 Census 2021

Residents33,897
Median age (est.)44
Density1,384per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 19%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 12%Other: 12%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 12%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 44% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 HX5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HX5 district.

Rastrick

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HX5.

HD6 HX3 HX1 HD2 HX4 HX6 HD3 HX2

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.