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Housing in HD2 1ZJ

What the homes in HD2 1ZJ 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
1,990 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 13.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

HD2 1ZJEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached43.7%31.5%
Terraced36.6%23%
Purpose-built flat12.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.4% of households in the HD2 1ZJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 15.2% with a mortgage.

HD2 1ZJ
32%
22%
45%
England
  • Owned32.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented21.6%20.5%
  • Social rented44.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HD2 1ZJEngland
Owned outright17.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.6%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council19.3%8.3%
From a housing association25.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HD2 1ZJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.7%). 36.1% of households include dependent children.

HD2 1ZJEngland
Living alone, under 6620.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children6.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

KirkleesEngland
All homes£782£1,459
One bedroom£584£1,195
Two bedrooms£712£1,335
Three bedrooms£866£1,489
Four or more£1,231£2,161
Detached£1,104£1,640
Semi-detached£847£1,449
Terraced£734£1,435
Flat or maisonette£666£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HD2 1ZJ (Huddersfield Leeds Road & Fartown) (about 1,990 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.

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