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Housing in HX4 8DS

What the homes in HX4 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Greetland & Stainland
Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,670 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (55.5%). Flats make up 22.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

HX4 8DSEngland
Detached8.7%22.9%
Semi-detached12.8%31.5%
Terraced55.5%23%
Purpose-built flat13.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX4 8DS area is broadly in line with that, at 57.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32% of households against 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.

HX4 8DS
58%
32%
England
  • Owned57.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented32%20.5%
  • Social rented8.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

HX4 8DSEngland
Owned outright25.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HX4 8DSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26.8%. 21.5% of households include dependent children.

HX4 8DSEngland
Living alone, under 6626.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

CalderdaleEngland
All homes£756£1,459
One bedroom£548£1,195
Two bedrooms£684£1,335
Three bedrooms£817£1,489
Four or more£1,124£2,161
Detached£1,076£1,640
Semi-detached£825£1,449
Terraced£711£1,435
Flat or maisonette£627£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood HX4 8DS sits in (Greetland & Stainland): about 1,670 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.

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