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Housing in HD4 5UP

What the homes in HD4 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cowlersley & Milnsbridge
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,573 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (62.5%). Flats make up 3.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

HD4 5UPEngland
Detached13.8%22.9%
Semi-detached20.2%31.5%
Terraced62.5%23%
Purpose-built flat2.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD4 5UP area is broadly in line with that, at 67.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 20.5%. 30.5% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.

HD4 5UP
67%
15%
17%
England
  • Owned67.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.3%20.5%
  • Social rented16.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

HD4 5UPEngland
Owned outright30.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council15.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HD4 5UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.5%. 32.3% of households include dependent children.

HD4 5UPEngland
Living alone, under 6618.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood HD4 5UP sits in (Cowlersley & Milnsbridge): about 1,573 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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