Housing in HX6 2EF
What the homes in HX6 2EF 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
- 1,408 (2024)
HX6 2EFSowerby Bridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (39.3%). Flats make up 60.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX6 2EF area is well below that, at 31.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.9% of households against 20.5%. 15.2% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented33.9%20.5%
- Social rented34.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 53.9% 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 40.8%. 16.7% 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 2EF sits in (Sowerby Bridge): about 1,408 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.