Housing in HX6 4LY
What the homes in HX6 4LY 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
- 1,601 (2024)
HX6 4LYSowerby Bridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.7%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HX6 4LY area is above that, at 70.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 18.1% of households against 20.5%. 38.7% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented18.1%20.5%
- Social rented10.9%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 2.2 people living in it. 32.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.1%. 24.3% 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 4LY sits in (Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland): about 1,601 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.