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Homes rented privately

14.5% to 33.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 14.5% in Northowram & Shelf to 33.6% in Halifax Town — a gap of 19.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Northowram & Shelf14.5%6594,546
Ryburn15.1%6474,273
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe15.3%7474,898
Rastrick15.8%8695,511
Illingworth & Mixenden16.4%7874,805
Greetland16.7%7334,396
Luddendenfoot16.8%8234,896
Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East17.7%9825,562
Ovenden19%1,0435,500
Brighouse20.6%1,1005,337
Warley20.9%1,0214,891
Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green21.4%1,0735,013
Sowerby Bridge21.9%1,2285,606
Todmorden West22.1%1,2305,560
Wainhouse22.3%1,1595,198
Elland22.9%1,0494,582
Park32.3%1,3884,295
Halifax Town33.6%1,8845,604
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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.1% to 8.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.1% in Ryburn to 8.2% in Halifax Town — a gap of 5.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Ryburn3.1%31310,158
Northowram & Shelf4%40610,154
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe4.1%46311,226
Greetland4.3%43810,077
Wainhouse4.5%53211,850
Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green4.7%51611,038
Luddendenfoot4.8%50910,551
Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East5.6%65011,679
Warley5.6%69012,262
Rastrick5.8%70312,119
Brighouse6.1%67011,042
Sowerby Bridge6.1%74612,162
Elland6.2%63410,246
Park6.6%93714,099
Illingworth & Mixenden6.8%76511,281
Todmorden West7.1%87412,324
Ovenden7.6%97112,841
Halifax Town8.2%94611,525
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People aged 65 or over

9.1% to 23.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 9.1% in Park to 23.9% in Northowram & Shelf — a gap of 14.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Park9.1%1,28814,096
Ovenden14.6%1,87212,859
Warley15.5%1,90212,258
Halifax Town16.6%1,91711,527
Sowerby Bridge18%2,19012,154
Illingworth & Mixenden18.4%2,07611,279
Elland18.7%1,91610,239
Ryburn19.3%1,95610,146
Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green19.5%2,15511,061
Greetland20.2%2,03210,077
Todmorden West20.2%2,49412,360
Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East21.1%2,46411,675
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe21.2%2,37511,227
Wainhouse21.7%2,56411,824
Luddendenfoot22.2%2,34610,555
Brighouse23.2%2,55911,046
Rastrick23.4%2,83112,119
Northowram & Shelf23.9%2,42610,149
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.2% to 33.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.2% in Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East to 33.5% in Park — a gap of 22.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East11.2%1,0979,777
Ryburn11.4%9408,244
Greetland13.9%1,1548,291
Luddendenfoot14.3%1,2638,845
Northowram & Shelf14.9%1,2728,543
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe15.1%1,3879,161
Wainhouse16.7%1,6189,714
Todmorden West17.7%1,77310,019
Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green17.8%1,5848,916
Brighouse18.8%1,7449,273
Sowerby Bridge19.2%1,9009,887
Rastrick19.3%1,94610,084
Elland20.5%1,6858,211
Warley21.5%2,0029,299
Illingworth & Mixenden23.6%2,1038,920
Ovenden25.9%2,5629,887
Halifax Town26.8%2,5229,403
Park33.5%3,41010,193
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19% to 50.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 19% in Ovenden to 50.3% in Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East — a gap of 31.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Ovenden19%1,8769,887
Illingworth & Mixenden20.4%1,8208,920
Park21.1%2,14710,193
Halifax Town25%2,3549,403
Warley25.2%2,3429,299
Elland25.2%2,0688,211
Sowerby Bridge28.8%2,8479,887
Rastrick29.2%2,94310,084
Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green29.6%2,6358,916
Brighouse30%2,7809,273
Northowram & Shelf31.4%2,6798,543
Greetland32.7%2,7108,291
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe35.7%3,2679,161
Todmorden West35.8%3,58610,019
Wainhouse36.8%3,5799,714
Luddendenfoot38.5%3,4058,845
Ryburn41.8%3,4428,244
Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East50.3%4,9209,777
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.9% to 34.3%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 9.9% in Ryburn to 34.3% in Park — a gap of 24.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Ryburn9.9%4224,280
Northowram & Shelf11.8%5354,536
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe12.8%6264,895
Greetland13%5704,386
Wainhouse14.5%7505,190
Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East14.5%8065,558
Luddendenfoot14.8%7284,906
Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green16.8%8414,998
Brighouse18.7%9995,339
Rastrick18.7%1,0295,499
Todmorden West19.5%1,0835,559
Sowerby Bridge20.1%1,1305,611
Warley20.9%1,0234,898
Elland21.6%9864,569
Illingworth & Mixenden24.4%1,1724,803
Ovenden27%1,4825,492
Halifax Town29.6%1,6565,591
Park34.3%1,4814,316
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5.9% to 28.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 5.9% in Northowram & Shelf to 28.3% in Ovenden — a gap of 22.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Northowram & Shelf5.9%2694,546
Ryburn6.6%2814,273
Wainhouse7.8%4035,198
Greetland8.7%3824,396
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe9.6%4704,898
Hebden Bridge & Todmorden East10.1%5635,562
Salterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green10.3%5185,013
Luddendenfoot11.1%5424,896
Brighouse13.5%7195,337
Park13.7%5884,295
Todmorden West14.5%8045,560
Warley14.6%7124,891
Rastrick15.9%8795,511
Elland18.5%8494,582
Sowerby Bridge19.9%1,1175,606
Illingworth & Mixenden22.6%1,0864,805
Halifax Town25.8%1,4455,604
Ovenden28.3%1,5545,500
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BrighouseEllandGreetlandHalifax TownHebden Bridge & Todmorden EastHipperholme & LightcliffeIllingworth & MixendenLuddendenfootNorthowram & ShelfOvendenParkRastrickRyburnSalterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat GreenSowerby BridgeTodmorden WestWainhouseWarley
18 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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These are electoral wards or the explicitly labelled statistical equivalents. They do not necessarily match villages, parishes or police neighbourhoods.

Brighouse →11,053 people · census date in profileElland →10,247 people · census date in profileGreetland →10,068 people · census date in profileHalifax Town →11,529 people · census date in profileHebden Bridge & Todmorden East →11,682 people · census date in profileHipperholme & Lightcliffe →11,218 people · census date in profileIllingworth & Mixenden →11,274 people · census date in profileLuddendenfoot →10,548 people · census date in profileNorthowram & Shelf →10,155 people · census date in profileOvenden →12,843 people · census date in profilePark →14,104 people · census date in profileRastrick →12,117 people · census date in profileRyburn →10,154 people · census date in profileSalterhebble, Southowram & Skircoat Green →11,047 people · census date in profileSowerby Bridge →12,155 people · census date in profileTodmorden West →12,322 people · census date in profileWainhouse →11,857 people · census date in profileWarley →12,256 people · census date in profile