Housing in HD1 6JB
What the homes in HD1 6JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,613 (2024)
HD1 6JBHuddersfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.2%). Flats make up 46.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
17.1% of households in the HD1 6JB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 55% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 9.4% own outright and 7.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented55%20.5%
- Social rented26.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 45.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (41%). 24.5% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HD1 6JB (Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown) (about 2,613 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.