Housing in HX6 1DP
What the homes in HX6 1DP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sowerby Bridge
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
HX6 1DPSowerby Bridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (59.4%). Flats make up 11.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX6 1DP area is broadly in line with that, at 65.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.6% of households against 20.5%. 29.4% own outright and 35.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented19.6%20.5%
- Social rented14.1%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 2.3 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.7%. 27.1% 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 HX6 1DP sits in (Sowerby Bridge): about 1,386 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.