Affluence in HD5 8AB
How HD5 8AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Rawthorpe
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,694 (2024)
HD5 8ABHuddersfield
How well off HD5 8AB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HD5 8AB area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment1.0
- Education and skills3.0
- Crime3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
54.3% of adults in the HD5 8AB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 12.8% are retired and 16.1% are full-time students.
Social grade
22.4% of adults in the HD5 8AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
30% of adults in the HD5 8AB area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HD5 8AB (Rawthorpe) (about 1,694 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.