Calderdale: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£369,313

Semi-detached

£229,167

Terraced

£166,924

Flat or maisonette

£120,197

First-time buyers

£168,749

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  192,871 in 1991 → 210,929 in 2024 (+9.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £109,636 in 2005 → £191,385 in 2026 (+74.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £376 in 2008 → £613 in 2025 (+62.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.5% in 2004 → 77.1% in 2023 (+6.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.9% in 2001 → 4.3% in 2025 (+48.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,562 in 1997 → £22,151 in 2024 (+131.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Calderdale; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing5.3× earnings (April 2025) · 35th lowest of 316
• No qualifications · Education & skills3.6% (2023) · 44th lowest of 293
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills17.0% (2024/25) · 34th lowest of 132
• Business births · Economy & work11.2% (2024) · 121st highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Fuel poverty · Economy & work11.8% (2024) · 260th lowest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.6% (2021) · 326th highest of 374
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 313th lowest of 363
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access99.1% (January 2026) · 311th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.4 years · England 80.0 · 107th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.7 years · England 83.8 · 101st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.2 years · England 60.9 · 77th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.9 years · England 61.3 · 71st highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)392.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 117th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)13.2% · England 10.4 · 122nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)70.4% · England 64.6 · 127th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)65.3% · England 68.3 · 120th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)47.6 score · England 46.0 · 47th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.4% · England 5.8 · 89th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)27.1% · England 19.8 · 125th lowest of 153