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Affluence in HX3 9TD

How HX3 9TD ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Southowram & Siddal
Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,615 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off HX3 9TD is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HX3 9TD area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income4.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Barriers to housing and services5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Crime6.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£45,109
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
27%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

59% of adults in the HX3 9TD area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 23.7% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

HX3 9TDEngland
Employee, full-time36.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.6%11.9%
Self-employed8.9%9.5%
Unemployed3.3%2.9%
Full-time student4.5%7.9%
Retired23.7%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%4.1%
Other1.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

32% of adults in the HX3 9TD area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

HX3 9TDEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.2%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.8%19.9%
Intermediate11.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.7%5.3%
Semi-routine12.7%11.3%
Routine16.7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.8%8.5%
Full-time students4.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

26.6% of adults in the HX3 9TD area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.9% have no qualifications.

HX3 9TDEngland
Degree level or above26.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship8%5.3%
Other qualifications1.7%2.8%
No qualifications18.9%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HX3 9TD (Southowram & Siddal) (about 1,615 residents).

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

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