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Affluence in HX2 8RL

How HX2 8RL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mixenden
Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,251 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HX2 8RL is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HX2 8RL area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income1.0
  • Employment1.0
  • Education and skills1.0
  • Health and disability1.0
  • Crime1.0
  • Barriers to housing and services1.0
  • Children in low-income families1.0
  • Older people in low-income households2.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£37,964
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
6%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

48.3% of adults in the HX2 8RL area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 9.9% are retired and 8.5% are full-time students.

HX2 8RLEngland
Employee, full-time26.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.4%11.9%
Self-employed8%9.5%
Unemployed5.3%2.9%
Full-time student8.5%7.9%
Retired9.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family13.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled11.1%4.1%
Other3.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

13.5% of adults in the HX2 8RL area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

HX2 8RLEngland
Higher managerial & professional3.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional10.2%19.9%
Intermediate8.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.5%5.3%
Semi-routine18%11.3%
Routine19%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed17.2%8.5%
Full-time students8.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

14.9% of adults in the HX2 8RL area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 28.3% have no qualifications.

HX2 8RLEngland
Degree level or above14.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.4%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above21.2%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.2%2.8%
No qualifications28.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HX2 8RL (Mixenden) (about 1,251 residents).

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

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