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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002254

Hipperholme

Hipperholme is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,217 residents in Calderdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Calderdale
6,217

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,712

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,231.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Westhoughton East, Bolton9,747 residents · 79.8% owned · 11.7% no carKirkheaton, Kirklees6,170 residents · 79.8% owned · 10.8% no carBirkenshaw, Kirklees7,552 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.6% no carLichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no carSawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire8,744 residents · 76.3% owned · 10.4% no carCottingley, Harden & Wilsden, Bradford11,428 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.7% no car

Most similar within Calderdale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Northowram & Shelf, Calderdale9,565 residents · 79.2% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hipperholme

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned78.6%
2,131 households
Private rented14.8%
402 households
Social rented6.3%
171 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.5%
909 households
Terraced32.3%
875 households
Detached26.2%
711 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
158 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,174 households
2 cars or vans in household33.5%
907 households
No cars or vans in household12%
324 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
303 households
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,109 households
4 or more bedrooms28.9%
784 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
634 households
1 bedroom6.8%
183 households
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
1,847 households
One-person household28.7%
779 households
Other household types3.1%
84 households
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,018 households
1 person in household28.8%
780 households
3 people in household16.5%
447 households
4 people in household13.1%
356 households
5 people in household3.2%
87 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,012 residents
15–2913.9%
863 residents
30–4417.4%
1,083 residents
45–6429.5%
1,837 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,423 residents
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
5,916 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
132 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
112 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.5%
1,924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
984 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
700 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
643 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
3,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
1,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
275 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
3,165 residents
Good health33.8%
2,103 residents
Fair health11.7%
728 residents
Bad health2.7%
167 residents
Very bad health0.9%
55 residents
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
5,297 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
921 residents
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.7%
1,589 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
832 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
240 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Hipperholme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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