Whitegate Drive, Halifax, HX3 9AF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HX3 9AF has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.5%	50%	-0.5%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	49.5%	50%	0.5%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.4%	32.9%	3.5%	37.9%	-5.0%
Married: Opposite sex	50%	47.9%	-2.1%	44.2%	3.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.3%	2.2%	-1.1%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	8.8%	11.6%	2.8%	9.1%	2.5%
Widowed	8.5%	4.9%	-3.6%	6.1%	-1.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.4%	53.6%	2.2%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	36.6%	31.5%	-5.1%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	8.7%	11.3%	2.6%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14%	15.1%	1.1%	18.2%	-3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	10.7%	-3.8%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19%	13.8%	-5.2%	13.4%	0.4%
Apprenticeship	6.2%	6.7%	0.5%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.1%	21.1%	5.0%	16.9%	4.2%
Degree or Similar	26.5%	29.6%	3.1%	33.8%	-4.2%
Other	3.8%	3.1%	-0.7%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96.1% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	94.8%	96.1%	1.3%	81.4%	14.7%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.6%	90.6%	-6.0%	83.2%	7.4%
European Union	1.4%	8.1%	6.7%	6.1%	2.0%
Africa	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	5.6%	-4.5%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.8%	90.3%	-5.5%	83.2%	7.1%
10+ Years	0.2%	7.9%	7.7%	9.8%	-1.9%
5-10 Years	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	2.9%	-1.8%
2-5 Years	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	3.1%	0.2%	-2.9%	1.9%	-1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.7%	76.7%	4.0%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	6.9%	1.3%	5.6%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	10.5%	13.5%	-3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48%	37.2%	10.8%
Christian	45.3%	46.2%	-0.9%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	0.7%	6.5%	-5.8%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Whitegate Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitegate Drive was 58.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 20.8% lower than the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Whitegate Drive has the 20th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe and the 234th lowest crime rate of 685 local areas in Calderdale .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in HX3 9AF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Whitegate Drive are based on 19 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Calderdale.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Whitegate Drive, Halifax, HX3 9AF

Estimated Average Property Prices for HX3 9AF

Average Price
£250,696

Semi-Detached
£211,535

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£355,123

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitegate Drive

Average Price
£220,700

Semi-Detached
£191,744

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£329,285

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitegate DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Whitegate Drive, Halifax, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£260,000	2024-04-30	£281,384
2 Whitegate Drive, Halifax, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2021-06-29	£149,198
3 Whitegate Drive, Halifax, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2021-04-01	£254,882
3 Whitegate Drive, Halifax, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£110,000	2019-09-30	£145,275
4 Whitegate Drive, Halifax, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£145,000	2018-07-09	£202,138

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HX3 9AF

Employment

HX3 9AF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	190
Retired	86
Part-Time Employee	55
Self-Employed	51
Student (economically inactive)	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Looking after home or family	12
Unemployed	11
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	41
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Financial and insurance activities	33
Construction	32
Education	32
Manufacturing	29
Other	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Transport and storage	10
Information and communication	7
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Salterhebble Junior and Infant School Stafford Square , HX3 0AU	3out of 4	596 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Siddal Primary School Backhold Lane , Siddal HX3 9DL	4out of 4	928 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Savile Park Road , HX1 2ES	3out of 4	1,140 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE VA Junior and Infant School Dudwell Lane , HX3 0SD	4out of 4	1,412 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Swires Road , HX1 2ER	- not rated	1,463 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park Lane Academy Park Lane , Exley HX3 9LG	1out of 4	1,576 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Crossley Heath School Savile Park , HX3 0HG	4out of 4	1,752 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooksbank School Victoria Road , HX5 0QG	3out of 4	3,722 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Academy Grammar Albert Road , HX6 2NW	1out of 4	3,957 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Brighouse High School Finkil Street , HD6 2NY	3out of 4	4,215 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity Sixth Form Academy Northgate House , HX1 1UN	- not rated	1,566 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Calderdale College Francis Street , HX1 3UZ	- not rated	1,897 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Halifax Academy Gibbet Street , HX2 0BA	3out of 4	3,235 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stafford Hall Cheltenham Place , HX3 0AW	- not rated	486 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ravenscliffe High School Skircoat Green , HX3 0RZ	4out of 4	1,450 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Gleddings School Birdcage Lane , Savile Park HX3 0JB	- not rated	1,643 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Lights Schools Rifaiyy Building (Hopwood Lane Entrance) , Francis Street HX1 5JY	- not rated	1,924 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Compass Community School North Long Lea House , 5 Halifax Road HX5 0SH	- not rated	2,992 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crave Cafe And Tearooms	The Shears Inn, 1 Paris Gates	258 yd
Lippylicious Cakes	11 Keswick Close, Siddal	356 yd
St Andrews Methodist Church	Huddersfield Road, Halifax	784 yd
Shay Cafe	4 - 6 Hunger Hill, Halifax	826 yd
Jenny's	14 Hunger Hill, Halifax	845 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shears Inn	The Shears Inn, 1 Paris Gates	258 yd
Siddal Place Hotel	49 Oxford Lane, Siddal	516 yd
Shay Stadium Catering Ltd (Wet Sales Only)	The Shay, Shaw Hill	593 yd
Stafford Bowling Club	Stafford Avenue, Halifax	596 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Baxters Sandwich Bar	305 Huddersfield Road, Halifax	691 yd
Tian Tian Eat	315 Huddersfield Road, Halifax	707 yd
Hirds Family Fisheries	163 Backhold Lane, Siddal	926 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
3Gi Soccer WEAVING SHED WEAVING SHED SHAW LANE	artificial grass pitch	272 yd
Spring Hall Athletics Facility SPRING HALL ATHLETICS TRACK SPRING HALL ATHLETICS TRACK HUDDERSFIELD ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	427 yd
Shay Stadium THE SHAY STADIUM THE SHAY STADIUM SHAW HILL	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	704 yd
Halifax Swimming Pool SKIRCOAT ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,019 yd
The Halifax High School (Closed) Prescott Street		1,076 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	112.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of HX3 9AF