Housing in HD5 8DL
What the homes in HD5 8DL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Moldgreen & Ravensknowle Park
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
HD5 8DLHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.6%). Flats make up 5.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD5 8DL area is above that, at 73.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.6% of households against 20.5%. 38.2% own outright and 35.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented15.6%20.5%
- Social rented10.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.3%. 24% 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 HD5 8DL sits in (Moldgreen & Ravensknowle Park): about 1,621 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.