Affluence in HX5 9JA
How HX5 9JA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Brighouse
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
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How well off HX5 9JA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HX5 9JA area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Living environment1.0
- Employment3.0
- Health and disability3.0
- Income4.0
- Crime4.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.5% of adults in the HX5 9JA area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.3% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
30.3% of adults in the HX5 9JA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
28% of adults in the HX5 9JA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 20.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HX5 9JA (Brighouse) (about 1,461 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.