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Housing in HD3 3XR

What the homes in HD3 3XR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,684 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49%). Flats make up 16.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

HD3 3XREngland
Detached12.5%22.9%
Semi-detached49%31.5%
Terraced21.7%23%
Purpose-built flat16.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.4% of households in the HD3 3XR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

HD3 3XR
66%
14%
19%
England
  • Owned66.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.2%20.5%
  • Social rented19.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HD3 3XREngland
Owned outright41%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council14.8%8.3%
From a housing association4.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HD3 3XREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.9%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

HD3 3XREngland
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 HD3 3XR (Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar) (about 1,684 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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