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Halifax Town

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East Calderdale. About 12,396 people in 6.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Halifax Town, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,529
1,775th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.8%
1,788th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Halifax Town compares

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

Halifax TownMiddle
Population18 wards, Calderdale · 2021
Population: every ward in Calderdale18 areas from 10,068 to 14,104. The middle area is 11,402. Halifax Town is 11,529.
11,5299th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Calderdale · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Calderdale18 areas from 56.1% to 97.6%. The middle area is 92.3%. Halifax Town is 77.7%.
77.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Calderdale · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Calderdale18 areas from 1.5% to 9.5%. The middle area is 3.6%. Halifax Town is 7.9%.
7.9%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Calderdale · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Calderdale18 areas from 60.9% to 65.8%. The middle area is 62.7%. Halifax Town is 65.8%.
65.8%highest

Figures for the whole of Calderdale

These figures are published for the whole of Calderdale, not for each ward, so they describe all of Calderdale and not Halifax Town 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
Halifax Town in brief

Halifax Town had 11,529 usual residents at the census.

In Halifax Town, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Halifax Town, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.8% of residents in Halifax Town were aged 15 to 64 at the census.