Housing in HD8 9UN
What the homes in HD8 9UN 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
- 1,753 (2024)
HD8 9UNHuddersfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.7%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD8 9UN area is broadly in line with that, at 66.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented11.4%20.5%
- Social rented21.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 18.3%. 24.1% 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 9UN sits in (Emley & Skelmanthorpe): about 1,753 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.