Housing in HD5 8RT
What the homes in HD5 8RT 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
- 1,582 (2024)
HD5 8RTHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (48.1%). Flats make up 4.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD5 8RT area is below that, at 50.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.8% of households against 20.5%. 24.2% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented19.8%20.5%
- Social rented29.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.6% 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 16.8%. 33.2% 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 8RT sits in (Almondbury & Waterloo): about 1,582 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.