Housing in HX2 8SU
What the homes in HX2 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mixenden
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,251 (2024)
HX2 8SUHalifax
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (54.7%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX2 8SU area is less than half that, at 28.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.5% of households against 20.5%. 13.1% own outright and 15.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented21.5%20.5%
- Social rented49.1%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 2.8 people living in it. 18.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 26.8%. 46.7% 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 8SU sits in (Mixenden): about 1,251 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.