Housing in HX3 5NX
What the homes in HX3 5NX 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
- 1,443 (2024)
HX3 5NXHalifax
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.7%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX3 5NX area is well below that, at 39.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.5% of households against 20.5%. 21% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented20.5%20.5%
- Social rented39.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.5% 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 21.1%. 31.8% 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 HX3 5NX sits in (Wheatley & Ovenden West): about 1,443 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.