Housing in HD8 9RY
What the homes in HD8 9RY 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
- 1,444 (2024)
HD8 9RYHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (47.1%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD8 9RY area is above that, at 72.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.8% of households against 20.5%. 41.5% own outright and 30.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.8%20.5%
- Social rented16.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.7%. 21.1% 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 9RY sits in (Emley & Skelmanthorpe): about 1,444 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.