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Housing in WF12 0RT

What the homes in WF12 0RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,821 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.4%). Flats make up 18%, below the 22.2% across England.

WF12 0RTEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached26.1%31.5%
Terraced51.4%23%
Purpose-built flat16.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.8% of households in the WF12 0RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

WF12 0RT
54%
19%
25%
England
  • Owned53.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented19.2%20.5%
  • Social rented25.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF12 0RTEngland
Owned outright28.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council24.1%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF12 0RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (31.2%). 40.7% of households include dependent children.

WF12 0RTEngland
Living alone, under 6616.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children8.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children31.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF12 0RT (Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees) (about 1,821 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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