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Affluence in HD9 6QR

How HD9 6QR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Honley & Brockholes
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,418 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HD9 6QR is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HD9 6QR area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Living environment3.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Income9.0
  • Children in low-income families9.0
  • Education and skills10.0
  • Older people in low-income households10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£55,400
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
56%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

55.3% of adults in the HD9 6QR area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 33.7% are retired and 4% are full-time students.

HD9 6QREngland
Employee, full-time35.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.9%
Self-employed9.1%9.5%
Unemployed0.5%2.9%
Full-time student4%7.9%
Retired33.7%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.4%4.1%
Other0.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

49.8% of adults in the HD9 6QR area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.

HD9 6QREngland
Higher managerial & professional20.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional29.6%19.9%
Intermediate11.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.5%5.3%
Semi-routine7.3%11.3%
Routine7.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.3%8.5%
Full-time students4.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

45.7% of adults in the HD9 6QR area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 9.3% have no qualifications.

HD9 6QREngland
Degree level or above45.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent17%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.6%5.3%
Other qualifications1.8%2.8%
No qualifications9.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HD9 6QR (Honley & Brockholes) (about 1,418 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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