Housing in HD7 5SU
What the homes in HD7 5SU 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
- 1,985 (2024)
HD7 5SUHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.1%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD7 5SU area is above that, at 84.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 40.6% own outright and 43.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented3.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.6%. 27.7% 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 5SU sits in (Slaithwaite & Linthwaite): about 1,985 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.