Housing in HD8 8RY
What the homes in HD8 8RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Denby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
HD8 8RYHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD8 8RY area is above that, at 82.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.3% of households against 20.5%. 48.1% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.3%. 23.6% 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 HD8 8RY sits in (Denby Dale, Cumberworth & Clayton West): about 1,667 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.