Housing in HX3 8RT
What the homes in HX3 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hipperholme
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
HX3 8RTHalifax
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.8%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX3 8RT area is above that, at 77.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.6% of households against 20.5%. 42.3% own outright and 35.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented14.6%20.5%
- Social rented6.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.1%. 25% 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 8RT sits in (Hipperholme): about 1,496 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.