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Hipperholme & Lightcliffe

Ward

East Calderdale. About 11,301 people in 10 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hipperholme & Lightcliffe, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,218
1,898th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.6%
3,697th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hipperholme & Lightcliffe compares

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

Hipperholme & LightcliffeMiddle
Population18 wards, Calderdale · 2021
Population: every ward in Calderdale18 areas from 10,068 to 14,104. The middle area is 11,402. Hipperholme & Lightcliffe is 11,218.
11,2188th lowest
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%. Hipperholme & Lightcliffe is 96.2%.
96.2%5th highest
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%. Hipperholme & Lightcliffe is 2.3%.
2.3%3rd lowest
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%. Hipperholme & Lightcliffe is 61.6%.
61.6%3rd lowest

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 Hipperholme & Lightcliffe 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
Hipperholme & Lightcliffe in brief

Hipperholme & Lightcliffe had 11,218 usual residents at the census.

In Hipperholme & Lightcliffe, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hipperholme & Lightcliffe, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.6% of residents in Hipperholme & Lightcliffe were aged 15 to 64 at the census.