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Affluence in HD9 7AF

How HD9 7AF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Honley & Brockholes
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,473 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HD9 7AF is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HD9 7AF area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services4.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Older people in low-income households8.0
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

57.2% of adults in the HD9 7AF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.1% are retired and 6% are full-time students.

HD9 7AFEngland
Employee, full-time32.2%34.3%
Employee, part-time13%11.9%
Self-employed12.1%9.5%
Unemployed1.9%2.9%
Full-time student6%7.9%
Retired26.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.1%4.1%
Other2.5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

38.9% of adults in the HD9 7AF area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

HD9 7AFEngland
Higher managerial & professional16.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional22.3%19.9%
Intermediate10.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed13.7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical3.9%5.3%
Semi-routine10.2%11.3%
Routine10.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%8.5%
Full-time students5.9%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

37.5% of adults in the HD9 7AF area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 14.9% have no qualifications.

HD9 7AFEngland
Degree level or above37.5%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.9%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.4%2.8%
No qualifications14.9%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 7AF (Honley & Brockholes) (about 1,473 residents).

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

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