WESTGATE, HX5 0BB House Prices & Local Information

HX5 0BB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Westgate, 0.8km from Heathfield in Elland. Administratively it sits within Elland ward and the Calder Valley constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, HX5 0BB is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. A balanced community with an average age of 40 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 64% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 109 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £142k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 47.8% year-on-year. 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 HX5 0BB are sourced from Output Area E00054914 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.