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Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland

Middle area

South Calderdale. 8,508 people in 60 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£255,000
2,794th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,516
2,717th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Ripponden, Rishworth & BarkislandMiddle
Median sale price27 middle areas, Calderdale · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Calderdale27 areas from £75,000 to £280,000. The middle area is £195,000. Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland is £255,000.
£255,0003rd highest
Population27 middle areas, Calderdale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Calderdale27 areas from 5,398 to 10,303. The middle area is 7,780. Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland is 8,516.
8,5169th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Calderdale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Calderdale27 areas from 50.3% to 99.6%. The middle area is 93.0%. Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland is 75.8%.
75.8%3rd lowest
Claimant rate27 middle areas, Calderdale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Calderdale27 areas from 1.7% to 10.3%. The middle area is 3.7%. Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland is 1.7%.
1.7%lowest

Figures for the whole of Calderdale

These figures are published for the whole of Calderdale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Calderdale and not Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland alone. See Calderdale

Average house price
£191,385
Up 4.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,989
93rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.3×
54th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.6
55th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland was £255,000 in 2025.

Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland had 8,516 usual residents at the census.

In Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland, 75.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ripponden, Rishworth & Barkisland, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.