Postcode district · Sowerby Bridge
Who lives in HX6
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in HX6, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Calderdale
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 26,261 (2024)
Who lives in HX6
Residents
26,261
2024 estimate
Households
11,571
Census
Median age
44
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 20%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 15.9% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 19.6% across England. 19.6% are 65 or over, broadly in line with the 18.4% across England.
HX6England
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.2% of residents are female and 48.8% male.
HX6
51%
49%
England
- Female51.2%51%
- Male48.8%49%
Relationship status
Across England, 44.7% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; HX6 is broadly in line with that, at 45.8%. 34.7% have never married.
HX6England
Married or civil partnership45.8%44.7%
Never married34.7%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved11.4%9.1%
Separated2.3%2.2%
Widowed5.8%6.1%
How residents rate their health
Across England, 82.2% of residents describe their health as good or very good; HX6 is broadly in line with that, at 82.7%.
HX6
49%
34%
13%
England
- Very good48.7%48.5%
- Good34%33.7%
- Fair12.6%12.7%
- Bad3.7%4%
- Very bad1%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.