Housing in HD8 9AN
What the homes in HD8 9AN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Emley & Skelmanthorpe
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
HD8 9ANHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.3%). Flats make up 3.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD8 9AN area is above that, at 84.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.9% of households against 20.5%. 56.5% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.9%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%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 2.1 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 19.7%. 18.9% 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 9AN sits in (Emley & Skelmanthorpe): about 1,720 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.