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Housing in HX5 9QA

What the homes in HX5 9QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rastrick West
Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,739 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (45.7%). Flats make up 18.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

HX5 9QAEngland
Detached12.7%22.9%
Semi-detached45.7%31.5%
Terraced23.3%23%
Purpose-built flat17.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX5 9QA area is below that, at 51.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16% of households against 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

HX5 9QA
51%
16%
32%
England
  • Owned51.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented16%20.5%
  • Social rented32.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

HX5 9QAEngland
Owned outright27.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council12.2%8.3%
From a housing association20%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HX5 9QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.2%. 25.3% of households include dependent children.

HX5 9QAEngland
Living alone, under 6620.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 HX5 9QA sits in (Rastrick West): about 1,739 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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