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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
190
Population
356
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
155
England❚HX6 3LF❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
28
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
60
C2 Skilled manual workers
32
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
35

Age Groups

Population
356
Under 16
17%
16 - 64
71%
65 or over
13%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
10%
16 - 29
21%
30 - 44
23%
45 - 59
21%
60 - 74
13%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
297
Single
141
Married
86
Separated
20
Divorced
36
Widowed
14

Health

Population
356
Very good
179
Good
118
Fair
48
Bad
10
Very bad
36

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
297
England❚HX6 3LF❚
Degree or above
52
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
46
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
50
Apprenticeship
71
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
55

Ethnicity

Population
356
White British
334
White Irish
2
White Gypsy
5
White Other
6
Mixed Black Caribbean
2
Mixed Asian
1
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
1
Black Caribbean
2
Arab
1

Country of Birth

Population
356
England
337
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
3
Wales
3
Germany
2
Italy
1
Kenya
1
USA
1

Religion

Population
356
Christian
210
Hindu
1
Sikh
1
Other
1
No religion
107
Not stated
36

Industry

Population
204
Manufacturing
27
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
9
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
34
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
14
Information and communication
6
Financial and insurance
26
Real estate
3
Professional, scientific and technical
12
Administrative and support
10
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
12
Education
14
Human health and social work
24

Economic Activity

Population
278
England❚HX6 3LF❚
Full-Time employee
148
Part-Time employee
33
Self employed
19
Unemployed
11
Retired
36
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
13
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
6

Housing Tenure

All categoies
190
Owned outright
44
Owned with mortgage
47
Shared ownership
11
Rented - other social
4
Rented - private landlord
75
Rented - other private
5
Living rent free
4

Housing Types

All categoies
202
Occupied
190
Unoccupied
12
Detached
8
Semi detached
27
Terraced
61
Flat - purpose built
87
Flat - converted
5
Flat - in commerical building
11
Caravan
3

Household Size

All categoies
190
One person
88
Two people
66
Three people
17
Four people
13
Five people
3
Six people
3

Nearby postcodes

HX6 2BH HX6 2BE HX6 2BG HX6 2SF HX6 2BA HX6 2AU HX6 2AZ HX6 2AX HX6 2BB HX6 2BX HX6 2AY HX6 2AN HX2 7HW HX2 7HL HX2 7HP HX2 7HR HX2 7HN HX2 7HJ HX2 7HH

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