Housing in HX4 0AU
What the homes in HX4 0AU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
HX4 0AUHalifax
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (38.6%). Flats make up 5.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX4 0AU area is above that, at 81.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.1% of households against 20.5%. 44.9% own outright and 36.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.1%20.5%
- Social rented4.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 22.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23%. 25.9% 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 HX4 0AU sits in (Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland): about 1,489 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.