Housing in HX2 7LY
What the homes in HX2 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pellon West & Highroad Well
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,904 (2024)
HX2 7LYHalifax
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (58.9%). Flats make up 8.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX2 7LY area is broadly in line with that, at 57.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.2% of households against 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented24.2%20.5%
- Social rented18%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.7%. 31.8% 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 HX2 7LY sits in (Pellon West & Highroad Well): about 1,904 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.