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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
126
Population
321
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
86
England❚HX6 2SJ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
14
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
30
C2 Skilled manual workers
26
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
16

Age Groups

Population
321
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
63%
65 or over
19%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
14%
16 - 29
14%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
26%
60 - 74
17%
75 or over
9%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
263
Single
72
Married
145
Separated
4
Divorced
23
Widowed
19

Health

Population
321
Very good
140
Good
123
Fair
48
Bad
10

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
263
England❚HX6 2SJ❚
Degree or above
41
2+ A Levels or equivalent
19
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
51
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
46
Apprenticeship
53
Other qualifications
6
No qualifications
47

Ethnicity

Population
321
White British
316
White Irish
3
Mixed Black African
1
Asian Indian
1

Country of Birth

Population
321
England
310
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
3
Wales
1
Ireland
2
Germany
2

Religion

Population
321
Christian
229
No religion
70
Not stated
22

Industry

Population
156
Manufacturing
22
Construction
13
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
20
Transport and storage
6
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
1
Financial and insurance
15
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
8
Administrative and support
8
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
25
Human health and social work
20

Economic Activity

Population
233
England❚HX6 2SJ❚
Full-Time employee
97
Part-Time employee
35
Self employed
19
Unemployed
7
Retired
40
Looking after home/family
6
Long-term sick/disabled
8
Student
18
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
126
Owned outright
62
Owned with mortgage
52
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
9
Rented - other private
2

Housing Types

All categoies
129
Occupied
126
Unoccupied
3
Detached
8
Semi detached
108
Terraced
8
Flat - purpose built
4
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
126
One person
27
Two people
42
Three people
27
Four people
24
Five people
4
Six people
1
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

HX6 2BQ HX6 2SG HX2 7HU HX2 7NR HX2 7NN HX2 7AD HX2 7NH HX2 7JS HX2 7LB HX2 7LD HX2 7JW HX2 7HS HX2 7HT HX2 7JY HX2 7JX HX2 7JU HX2 7JB HX2 7HQ HX2 7HF HX2 7HG HX2 7HE HX2 7JT HX2 7JN HX2 7JL HX2 7JG HX2 7JP HX2 7JQ HX2 7JH HX2 7PS HX2 7JJ HX2 7HD HX2 7JF HX2 7PL HX2 7PR HX2 7PN HX2 7PW HX1 3TG

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