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Housing in HD7 4PR

What the homes in HD7 4PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,516 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (41%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

HD7 4PREngland
Detached23.7%22.9%
Semi-detached41%31.5%
Terraced33.2%23%
Purpose-built flat1.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD7 4PR area is well above that, at 86.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.3% of households against 20.5%. 45% own outright and 41.8% with a mortgage.

HD7 4PR
87%
12%
England
  • Owned86.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented0.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

HD7 4PREngland
Owned outright45%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association0.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HD7 4PREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.7%. 25.4% of households include dependent children.

HD7 4PREngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households1.7%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood HD7 4PR sits in (Scapegoat Hill, Outlane & West Golcar): about 1,516 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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