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Affluence in HX2 9LG

How HX2 9LG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Mixenden
Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,792 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off HX2 9LG is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HX2 9LG area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Crime1.0
  • Employment2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Children in low-income families3.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Barriers to housing and services8.0
  • 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

52.5% of adults in the HX2 9LG area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.1% are retired and 6.6% are full-time students.

HX2 9LGEngland
Employee, full-time33.6%34.3%
Employee, part-time12%11.9%
Self-employed6.8%9.5%
Unemployed2.9%2.9%
Full-time student6.6%7.9%
Retired22.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.1%4.1%
Other4.3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

21.4% of adults in the HX2 9LG area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

HX2 9LGEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.1%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.3%19.9%
Intermediate12.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.2%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.6%5.3%
Semi-routine14.8%11.3%
Routine19.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.3%8.5%
Full-time students6.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

18.4% of adults in the HX2 9LG area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 23.4% have no qualifications.

HX2 9LGEngland
Degree level or above18.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above18%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship8.8%5.3%
Other qualifications2.4%2.8%
No qualifications23.4%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 9LG (Mixenden) (about 1,792 residents).

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

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