Housing in HX6 3RD
What the homes in HX6 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
HX6 3RDSowerby Bridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.7%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX6 3RD area is above that, at 82.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.6% of households against 20.5%. 47.2% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented1.8%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. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.9%. 24% 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 3RD sits in (Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland): about 1,499 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.