Housing in HX3 7LY
What the homes in HX3 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Northowram & Shelf
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,399 (2024)
HX3 7LYHalifax
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34%). Flats make up 8.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX3 7LY area is above that, at 72.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.7% of households against 20.5%. 39% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.7%20.5%
- Social rented16.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.1%. 25.1% 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 7LY sits in (Northowram & Shelf): about 1,399 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.