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Postcode · Sowerby Bridge

Who lives in HX6 2UP

The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in HX6 2UP, set against England as a whole.

Neighbourhood
Sowerby Bridge
Council
Calderdale
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,386 (2024)
Population

Who lives in HX6 2UP

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood HX6 2UP sits in (Sowerby Bridge): about 1,386 residents.

Residents
1,386
2024 estimate
Households
612
Census
Median age
40
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
19% / 13%
Share of residents
Age

Age of residents

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.8% of residents. 19.9% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 19.6% across England. 13.1% are 65 or over, well below the 18.4% across England.

HX6 2UPEngland
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
Gender

The gender split

50.3% of residents are female and 49.7% male.

HX6 2UP
50%
50%
England
  • Female50.3%51%
  • Male49.7%49%
Relationships

Relationship status

Across England, 44.7% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; the HX6 2UP area is below that, at 39.2%. 43.5% have never married.

HX6 2UPEngland
Married or civil partnership39.2%44.7%
Never married43.5%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved11.4%9.1%
Separated2.7%2.2%
Widowed3.2%6.1%
Health

How residents rate their health

Across England, 82.2% of residents describe their health as good or very good; the HX6 2UP area is broadly in line with that, at 82.3%.

HX6 2UP
48%
35%
14%
England
  • Very good47.7%48.5%
  • Good34.7%33.7%
  • Fair13.6%12.7%
  • Bad2.9%4%
  • Very bad1.2%1.2%

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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