Housing in HX6 2TH
What the homes in HX6 2TH 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
- 1,565 (2024)
HX6 2THSowerby Bridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (78.6%). Flats make up 8.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX6 2TH area is broadly in line with that, at 56.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.4% of households against 20.5%. 26.1% own outright and 30.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented30.4%20.5%
- Social rented12.4%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 2.2 people living in it. 37.7% 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 26.4%. 28.2% 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 2TH sits in (Sowerby Bridge): about 1,565 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.