Housing in HD2 2RS
What the homes in HD2 2RS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkby
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,126 (2024)
HD2 2RSHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (57.5%). Flats make up 17.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD2 2RS area is below that, at 49%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 42.8% of households against 20.5%. 22.2% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned49%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented42.8%20.5%
- Social rented7.7%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 2.8 people living in it. 30.5% 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 24.9%. 32.8% 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 2RS sits in (Birkby): about 3,126 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.