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Hipperholme

Middle area

East Calderdale. 6,327 people in 5.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 62% of people in Hipperholme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£280,000
Joint 3,347th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,217
Joint 3,072nd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
62%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hipperholme

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hipperholme at a rate of 42.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 115.8 per 1,000 people across Calderdale.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences120
Other crime54
Criminal damage and arson25
Vehicle crime21
Anti-social behaviour15
Burglary12
Shoplifting10
Drug offences8
Robbery3
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hipperholme compares

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

HipperholmeMiddle
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. Hipperholme is £280,000.
£280,000most expensive
Population27 middle areas, Calderdale · 2021
Population: every middle area in Calderdale27 areas from 5,398 to 10,303. The middle area is 7,780. Hipperholme is 6,217.
6,2176th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 middle areas, Calderdale · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Calderdale27 areas from 37.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Hipperholme is 62.0%.
62%2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Hipperholme is 93.7%.
93.7%13th highest

Is Hipperholme safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hipperholme at a rate of 42.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 115.8 per 1,000 people across Calderdale.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hipperholme.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (120), other crime (54) and criminal damage and arson (25).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Hipperholme 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
Joint 93rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.3×
Joint 54th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.6
Joint 55th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hipperholme in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hipperholme was £280,000 in 2025.

Hipperholme had 6,217 usual residents at the census.

About 62% of people in Hipperholme live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hipperholme, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.