Housing in HD2 2DA
What the homes in HD2 2DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakes & South Lindley
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,518 (2024)
HD2 2DAHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (52.5%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD2 2DA area is well above that, at 87%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 50.7% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned87%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented2.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.7%. 30.1% 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 2DA sits in (Oakes & South Lindley): about 1,518 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.