There will be local (district) elections on 7th May 2026 for new wards following a Local Government Boundary Commission review. The ward information published here on DataWorks is based on ward boundaries that predate these elections. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is due to publish 2026 ward boundary information in June/July 2026. After the ONS have done this, relevant information...
All Health and Wellbeing boards are responsible for producing a JSNA. They are used to identify the priorities to improve health and wellbeing, and to reduce health inequalities across the borough. Calderdale’s JSNA can be found at Joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA) | Calderdale Council. Our JSNA is split into six themes: Starting well. Developing well. Living and working well. Ageing well. Building blocks of good health. Communities...
Our 2025/26 Half Year (Q2) Performance Report has three main areas of focus where a detailed exception report is provided: Adults Social Care assessments completed within 28 days of referral Average Attainment 8 score per pupil Primary phase outcomes During this period there have also been data releases for the following Super Key Performance Indicators (SKPIs) – Claimant Count, Youth Unemployment, Neighbourhood Crime and...
The Index of multiple deprivation (IMD) combines information from the English Indices of deprivation (IoD). It is the Government’s official measure of relative deprivation for LSOAs (Lower layer super output areas). LSOAs are small geographical areas of approximately 1,600 people. There are 129 LSOAs in Calderdale. The IoD is a set of relative measures of deprivation for LSOAs across England, based...
The Employment and Skills dashboard has been developed to monitor and show progress against key indicators in our Employment and Skills Framework (2024-2029). The Framework will help get more people in Calderdale into learning, training and employment by delivering a skills system that meets the needs of employers and residents. The indicators are used to measure change against our objectives to...
The latest Visitor Economy data for 2024 continues to show the value of the visitor economy in Calderdale, increasing year on year having risen from £516.58 million in 2022 to £649.65 million in 2024. Tourism related employment has increased from 5,189 in 2022 to 5,791 in 2024, with 4,113 of these directly supported by tourism and 1,668 indirectly supported. Calderdale is seeing...
Our annual performance report is now published and contains a summary of the Council’s performance between April 2024 to the end of March 2025. The report highlights many positives, with areas of outstanding performance and progress helping to improve life for residents, businesses and visitors at a time of significant challenge. Progress is monitored using available data and demonstrates how the Council...
Vision 34 was officially launched at the annual ‘We are Calderdale’ partnership event in June 2025. It marked a significant milestone and the start of a 10-year ambition for the whole borough, which will build hope and aspiration, making Calderdale an even better place to live, work, play, learn, visit and invest. The information pack includes some key successes and areas...
We have developed our published Workforce Profile data for Calderdale so this feeds the Diversity Dashboard developed by Open Innovations and which is supported by our ongoing work with them and sponsors through the Open Data Collaboration Group. Over the past year or so they’ve been working with Yorkshire Water to create a Diversity Dashboard for the Leeds City Region which...
Calderdale is a metropolitan district, situated in the South Pennines between Greater Manchester, and Leeds and Bradford. Within England, it is one of the larger districts by area, but one of the smallest by population, covering the towns of Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden. The headline demographic statistics are: the district covers 140 square miles, or 36,392...