Housing in HX1 2EA
What the homes in HX1 2EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Halifax & Boothtown
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (46.9%). Flats make up 74.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX1 2EA area is well below that, at 32.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 53.5% of households against 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 13.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented53.5%20.5%
- Social rented13%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 61% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 46.3%. 14.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Calderdale
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Calderdale, August 2026, +2.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood HX1 2EA sits in (Central Halifax & Boothtown): about 1,257 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.