Housing in BD19 5ED
What the homes in BD19 5ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Hartshead Moor
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,650 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (33.7%). Flats make up 5.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD19 5ED area is above that, at 80.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 36.8% own outright and 43.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.1%. 26.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Kirklees
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Kirklees, August 2026, +12.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BD19 5ED sits in (Hightown & Hartshead Moor): about 1,650 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.