Housing in HX2 8AE
What the homes in HX2 8AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheatley & Ovenden West
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
HX2 8AEHalifax
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.6%). Flats make up 19.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX2 8AE area is below that, at 50.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.6% of households against 20.5%. 20.7% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented26.6%20.5%
- Social rented22.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43% 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 29.6%. 23.6% 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 8AE sits in (Wheatley & Ovenden West): about 1,814 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.