Housing in HD2 1JS
What the homes in HD2 1JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Deighton & Brackenhall
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
HD2 1JSHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (59%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD2 1JS area is below that, at 52.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 25.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented34.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 41.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.5%. 25.9% 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 HD2 1JS sits in (Deighton & Brackenhall): about 1,640 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.