Housing in HD5 8QL
What the homes in HD5 8QL 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
- 1,616 (2024)
HD5 8QLHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.7%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD5 8QL area is broadly in line with that, at 61.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.3% of households against 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 37.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented25.3%20.5%
- Social rented12.6%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. 32.8% 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 21%. 31.1% 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 8QL sits in (Moldgreen & Ravensknowle Park): about 1,616 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.