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Housing in HD5 9YQ

What the homes in HD5 9YQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dalton Long Lane
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,406 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.6%). Flats make up 9.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

HD5 9YQEngland
Detached11.8%22.9%
Semi-detached61.6%31.5%
Terraced16.9%23%
Purpose-built flat8.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.3% of households in the HD5 9YQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.7% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.

HD5 9YQ
74%
15%
England
  • Owned74.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented14.9%20.5%
  • Social rented10.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HD5 9YQEngland
Owned outright40.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council6.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HD5 9YQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.4%). 22.7% of households include dependent children.

HD5 9YQEngland
Living alone, under 6619.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HD5 9YQ (Dalton Long Lane) (about 1,406 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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