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HX6 postcode area · Calderdale

The HX6 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Calderdale. Area Scores range from 8 to 74 across them. Every full HX6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the HX6 district: Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland scores 74 out of 100 (#1,760 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Halifax & Boothtown sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 66 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £134,500 in Central Halifax & Boothtown to £252,500 in Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland — a 1.9× gap within the HX6 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,482a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime137per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
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 HX6 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +22.6% over 5 years · +10.5% over the year · 318 sales
Detached£453,750
Semi-detached£256,250
Terraced£166,172
Flat£125,000
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
Ripponden, Rishworth & BarkislandCalderdale 1,76074 £252,500
Savile ParkCalderdale 3,93343 £176,500
Norton Tower & Mount TaborCalderdale 4,18639 £195,000
Sowerby BridgeCalderdale 4,50234 £155,000
Sowerby & LuddendenfootCalderdale 5,07826 £203,500
Central Halifax & BoothtownCalderdale 6,2708 £134,500

People living in HX6 Census 2021

Residents45,919
Median age (est.)43
Density519per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 15%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 8%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 8%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 43% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 HX6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HX6 district.

Sowerby

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HX6.

HX1 HX2 HX4 HX3 HX5 HD3 HX7 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.