Housing in HX3 5DN
What the homes in HX3 5DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ovenden East
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,205 (2024)
HX3 5DNHalifax
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (67%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57% of households in the HX3 5DN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 30.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned57%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented40.1%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.2%). 31.2% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HX3 5DN (Ovenden East) (about 1,205 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.