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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
154
Population
351
Males
54%
Females
46%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
140
England❚HX6 2QU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
20
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
37
C2 Skilled manual workers
44
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
39

Age Groups

Population
351
Under 16
19%
16 - 64
74%
65 or over
7%
Under 4
6%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
28%
30 - 44
21%
45 - 59
22%
60 - 74
9%
75 or over
1%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
284
Single
140
Married
84
Separated
18
Divorced
34
Widowed
8

Health

Population
351
Very good
164
Good
136
Fair
34
Bad
16
Very bad
34

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
284
England❚HX6 2QU❚
Degree or above
41
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
53
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
62
Apprenticeship
43
Other qualifications
8
No qualifications
65

Ethnicity

Population
351
White British
327
White Irish
4
White Other
1
Mixed Black Caribbean
4
Mixed Asian
3
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
5
Asian Chinese
2
Asian Other
4

Country of Birth

Population
351
England
329
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
3
Wales
1
Ireland
3
Germany
1
Poland
1
Kenya
2
China
1
Hong Kong
2
India
2
North America - Other
2

Religion

Population
351
Christian
173
Buddhist
2
Hindu
5
Muslim
2
Other
1
No religion
151
Not stated
17

Industry

Population
193
Manufacturing
25
Water supply and waste management
4
Construction
17
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
31
Transport and storage
9
Accommodation and food
16
Information and communication
7
Financial and insurance
14
Real estate
3
Professional, scientific and technical
8
Administrative and support
5
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
4
Education
14
Human health and social work
30

Economic Activity

Population
279
England❚HX6 2QU❚
Full-Time employee
120
Part-Time employee
42
Self employed
23
Unemployed
30
Retired
17
Looking after home/family
11
Long-term sick/disabled
14
Student
20
Unemployed 16 - 24
12
Unemployed 50 - 74
7
Unemployed - never worked
4
Unemployed - Long term
6

Housing Tenure

All categoies
154
Owned outright
25
Owned with mortgage
58
Shared ownership
6
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
24
Rented - private landlord
36
Rented - other private
3
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
157
Occupied
154
Unoccupied
3
Detached
6
Semi detached
11
Terraced
136
Flat - purpose built
4

Household Size

All categoies
154
One person
44
Two people
55
Three people
31
Four people
16
Five people
8

Nearby postcodes

HX6 1DN HX6 1DS HX6 1DU HX6 1DX HX6 1DR HX6 1DP HX6 1DZ HX6 1DW HX6 1DY HX6 1EA HX6 1EB HX6 1AF HX6 1EE HX6 1EF HX6 1EQ HX6 1EG HX6 2RF HX6 2RA HX6 1AG HX6 1AB HX6 1AA HX6 1AN HX6 3BN HX6 3AJ HX6 3AH HX6 2RG HX6 2QD HX6 2SD HX6 2EB HX6 2QG HX6 2QL HX6 2QQ HX6 2QJ HX6 2RT HX6 2RY HX6 2PY HX6 2QT HX6 2QN HX6 2QP HX6 2QW HX6 2LD HX6 2RU HX6 2ES HX6 2EP HX6 2EN HX6 2NA HX6 2LS HX6 2LZ HX6 2LY HX6 2NB HX6 2NF HX6 2ND HX6 2NG HX6 2NE HX6 2NQ HX6 2NH

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