HX6 1AG is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.1km from Lower Hollin in Sowerby Bridge. Administratively it sits within Sowerby Bridge ward and the Halifax constituency.
For renters and young professionals, HX6 1AG offers an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. During the day, traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. A balanced community with an average age of 38 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 50% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.
Safety: Crime is moderate at 63 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.
Census 2021 statistics for HX6 1AG are sourced from Output Area E00178668 (shared with 23 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
HX6 1AG House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for HX6 1AG.
281
38
£ 34,900 /yr
56%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: The area also shows excellent employment metrics, indicating a highly economically active population.
Area Character
HX6 1AG is a mixed residential postcode — average age 38, 28% owner-occupied, spanning a wide range of household types and life stages. Young average age (38) and budget pricing suggest early gentrification potential.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for HX6 1AG. The average age is 38.3. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.
Ethnicity Profile
Economic Activity
Community Makeup: A dynamic neighborhood of mid-career renters. The average age points to active professionals living in rental accommodation.
gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-02)
Crime around HX6 1AG is moderate at 63 per 1,000 residents. The most reported categories are violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. Commercial streets and transport hubs naturally generate more incidents than quiet residential roads.
school Local Schools
New Road Primary School
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Tuel Lane Infant School
Ryburn Valley High School
Trinity Academy Grammar
Christ Church CofE VA Junior School, Sowerby Bridge
Trinity Academy St Peter's
Warley Town School
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
15 nearby- B & M Bargains Ltd0.6 km
- Cost Cutter0.9 km
- Hari Groc & Off Lic0.9 km
- Vecolate0.6 km
- Artichoke Natural Foods0.3 km
- + 10 more
Pub, NightClub
12 nearby- Bar Francisca0.5 km
- Hill Crest Bowling Club0.8 km
- The Bull On The Bridge0.5 km
- The Commercial Inn0.7 km
- William Iv Inn0.9 km
- + 7 more
Restaurant, Cafe
21 nearby- Happydays Cycles0.4 km
- Kate Clarke0.2 km
- Kiplings0.5 km
- Mexi Bean Express0.8 km
- Mustard Restaurant LTD0.5 km
- + 16 more
Supermarkets
1 nearby- Lidl0.7 km
Takeaway Shop
13 nearby- Central Fisheries0.7 km
- Happy Eating Chinese Takeaway0.7 km
- Jing Jing Chinese0.9 km
- Marina Fish And Chips1.0 km
- TINGQIN GUO T/A Bamboo Tree0.7 km
- + 8 more
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Sowerby Bridge0.7 km
- Halifax4.4 km
- Mytholmroyd4.9 km
Bus Stops
- Sowerby New Rd George St0.1 km
- Sowerby New Rd George St0.1 km
- Sowerby New Rd Sowerby Street0.1 km
- Quarry Hill0.1 km
- Quarry Hill0.1 km
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Postcode Profile: HX61AG · Data under Open Government Licence