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Housing in WF12 7FH

What the homes in WF12 7FH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,097 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.5%). Flats make up 30.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

WF12 7FHEngland
Detached20.7%22.9%
Semi-detached24.9%31.5%
Terraced24.1%23%
Purpose-built flat29.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.8% of households in the WF12 7FH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

WF12 7FH
52%
14%
32%
England
  • Owned51.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented13.8%20.5%
  • Social rented32.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF12 7FHEngland
Owned outright22.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council30.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF12 7FHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.

WF12 7FHEngland
Living alone, under 6623.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 7FH (Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton) (about 2,097 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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