Housing in HD5 8FB
What the homes in HD5 8FB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Almondbury & Waterloo
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,451 (2024)
HD5 8FBHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63.7%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD5 8FB area is well above that, at 86.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 53.6% own outright and 33.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented3.4%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 2.2 people living in it. 28.5% 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 18.2%. 23.2% 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 8FB sits in (Almondbury & Waterloo): about 1,451 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.