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Housing in HD9 1RT

What the homes in HD9 1RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,686 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (40.5%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

HD9 1RTEngland
Detached40.5%22.9%
Semi-detached17.6%31.5%
Terraced32.4%23%
Purpose-built flat3.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD9 1RT area is above that, at 81.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 20.5%. 50.1% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.

HD9 1RT
82%
16%
England
  • Owned81.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

HD9 1RTEngland
Owned outright50.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association0%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HD9 1RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.2%. 23% of households include dependent children.

HD9 1RTEngland
Living alone, under 6615.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12%12.8%
Couple, no children21.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

KirkleesEngland
All homes£782£1,459
One bedroom£584£1,195
Two bedrooms£712£1,335
Three bedrooms£866£1,489
Four or more£1,231£2,161
Detached£1,104£1,640
Semi-detached£847£1,449
Terraced£734£1,435
Flat or maisonette£666£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood HD9 1RT sits in (Holmfirth, New Mill & Hepworth): about 1,686 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.

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