Housing in HD7 5EB
What the homes in HD7 5EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Slaithwaite & Linthwaite
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
HD7 5EBHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (57.2%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD7 5EB area is broadly in line with that, at 61.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.7% of households against 20.5%. 29.3% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented25.7%20.5%
- Social rented12.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 35.4% 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 24.5%. 25.2% 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 HD7 5EB sits in (Slaithwaite & Linthwaite): about 1,593 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.