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Calderdale β€” Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 Β· 90,476 households Β· ONS code E08000033 Β· Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of Calderdale?

Calderdale has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 72/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-2 points below the national average of 74/100). 43.8% of its 90,476 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 77.9% use mains gas heating, and 2.9% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 72/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for Calderdale β€” Comfortable (-2 points below the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data β€” Calderdale

MetricCalderdaleNationalSource
Total households90,47624,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings15.2%β€”TS044
Semi-detached dwellings28.6%β€”TS044
Terraced dwellings41.3%β€”TS044
Purpose-built flats10.8%β€”TS044
Mains gas heating only77.9%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating6.5%β€”TS046
Oil-only heating0.9%β€”TS046
No central heating2.1%β€”TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)70.7%β€”TS052
Overcrowded (βˆ’1 or fewer)2.9%4.3%TS052
No car or van24.5%23.3%TS045
1 car or van42.9%β€”TS045
2 cars or vans25%β€”TS045
3+ cars or vans7.5%β€”TS045
GHSP score72/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of Calderdale according to Census 2021?

Calderdale has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 72/100 from ONS Census 2021 (-2 points below the national average of 74/100). 43.8% of its 90,476 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 77.9% use mains gas heating, and 2.9% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in Calderdale are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 43.8% of the 90,476 households in Calderdale occupy detached (15.2%) or semi-detached (28.6%) properties. Terraced houses account for 41.3% and purpose-built flats for 10.8%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in Calderdale use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 77.9% of households in Calderdale use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 6.5%, oil-only for 0.9%, and 2.1% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in Calderdale?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In Calderdale, 2.9% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 70.7% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in Calderdale have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 24.5% of households in Calderdale have no car or van. 42.9% have one car, 25% have two cars, and 7.5% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 Γ— (detached+semi)% + 0.25 Γ— (100 βˆ’ overcrowded%) + 0.25 Γ— mains-gas% + 0.20 Γ— (100 βˆ’ no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E08000033. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.