Housing in HD9 5NT
What the homes in HD9 5NT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Meltham
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
HD9 5NTHolmfirth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (36%). Flats make up 22.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the HD9 5NT area is broadly in line with that, at 54.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.8% of households against 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 25.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented23.8%20.5%
- Social rented19.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 38.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.8%. 22.7% 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 HD9 5NT sits in (Meltham): about 2,023 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.