Housing in HD7 4BB
What the homes in HD7 4BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Golcar
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,747 (2024)
HD7 4BBHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (41.2%). Flats make up 21.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD7 4BB area is well below that, at 37%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 19.1% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned37%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented50.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.7%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. 38.6% 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 21.1%. 28.3% 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 HD7 4BB sits in (Golcar): about 1,747 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.