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A town of 5,230 in West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber.
Hebden Bridge grades B overall against UK towns: better than 61% of UK towns, and #30 of 91 in West Yorkshire. Its strongest subject is walkability (A+): 34% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 11% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £250,000 in the last three years, 5.3 times what households in the Calderdale council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Hebden Bridge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hebden Bridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 93 buildings inside Hebden Bridge’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hebden Bridge.
For Hebden Bridge, that is above both West Yorkshire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8% of residents. The median resident of Hebden Bridge is 46.7 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hebden Bridge | West Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 57% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 118 | B− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Hebden Bridge sits above both West Yorkshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (16%) on this measure. Hebden Bridge has 178 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Hebden Bridge has 93 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Hebden Bridge below both West Yorkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). 49% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violent crime ran at 33.2 per 1,000 residents a year, close to West Yorkshire’s towns (31.4) and above England’s towns (22). Police recorded 308 crimes inside Hebden Bridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 70 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Hebden Bridge records more crime per resident than 77% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Social housing holds 12% of households, below both West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). 65% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £527,525 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £328,000 | 29 |
| Terraced | £240,625 | 228 |
| Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | 51 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
On this, Hebden Bridge is above both West Yorkshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Hebden Bridge is Calderdale Royal Hospital, 6.9 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Hebden Bridge | West Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
93 listed buildings in Hebden Bridge.
The Old Bridge over the Hebden Water: Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Old Town Mill: Photo: Bobby Clegg · CC BY-SA 2.0 · White Lion Public House: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Club Houses: Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0
8 notable people were born in Hebden Bridge.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebden Bridge | 5,230 | — | B | B | C | B |
| Mytholmroyd | 3,852 | 1.4 | B− | A− | C− | C+ |
| Luddenden Foot | 2,148 | 3.2 | — | A | D | C+ |
| Todmorden | 12,971 | 4.1 | C− | A | D | D |
| Sowerby Bridge | 4,483 | 4.4 | C+ | A | D− | C− |
| Oxenhope | 1,898 | 5.2 | — | B | B− | B |
| Halifax | 88,111 | 5.5 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Ripponden | 4,775 | 5.7 | A+ | B+ | B | A |
Luddenden Foot and Oxenhope have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 7.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Police recorded 308 crimes inside Hebden Bridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 41% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Town in West Yorkshire, England
Hebden Bridge is a built-up area of 5,230 people, in the Calderdale council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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