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Administrative Areas

Ward
Sowerby Bridge
Local Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban major conurbation
Households
149
Population
289
Males
45%
Females
55%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
100
England❚HX2 7EQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
33
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
23
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
17

Age Groups

Population
289
Under 16
14%
16 - 64
60%
65 or over
26%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
10%
16 - 29
12%
30 - 44
15%
45 - 59
25%
60 - 74
16%
75 or over
18%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
248
Single
57
Married
119
Separated
11
Divorced
33
Widowed
28

Health

Population
289
Very good
131
Good
108
Fair
35
Bad
12
Very bad
33

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
248
England❚HX2 7EQ❚
Degree or above
29
2+ A Levels or equivalent
11
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
43
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
29
Apprenticeship
74
Other qualifications
4
No qualifications
58

Ethnicity

Population
289
White British
271
White Irish
1
White Other
5
Mixed Other
1
Asian Pakistani
4
Asian Other
3
Black Caribbean
4

Country of Birth

Population
289
England
278
Nortern Ireland
2
Italy
1
Turkey
2
Pakistan
1

Religion

Population
289
Christian
179
Buddhist
2
Muslim
5
No religion
85
Not stated
18

Industry

Population
133
Manufacturing
24
Construction
7
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
13
Transport and storage
4
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
15
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
3
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
20
Human health and social work
17

Economic Activity

Population
196
England❚HX2 7EQ❚
Full-Time employee
85
Part-Time employee
25
Self employed
20
Unemployed
6
Retired
34
Looking after home/family
12
Long-term sick/disabled
6
Student
8
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
149
Owned outright
60
Owned with mortgage
51
Rented - other social
16
Rented - private landlord
18
Rented - other private
3
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
155
Occupied
149
Unoccupied
6
Detached
16
Semi detached
16
Terraced
99
Flat - purpose built
23
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
149
One person
61
Two people
57
Three people
15
Four people
12
Five people
3
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

HX6 2FG HX6 2FP HX6 2FH HX6 2FJ HX6 2UX HX6 2FL HX6 2FF HX2 7DW HX2 7DX HX3 0TD HX2 7DZ HX2 7EW HX2 7AB HX2 7DU

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019