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Housing in WF12 9BB

What the homes in WF12 9BB 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
1,828 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.1%). Flats make up 9.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WF12 9BBEngland
Detached29.1%22.9%
Semi-detached31.1%31.5%
Terraced30.5%23%
Purpose-built flat8.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.2% of households in the WF12 9BB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 39.2% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.

WF12 9BB
69%
17%
13%
England
  • Owned69.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented17.2%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF12 9BBEngland
Owned outright39.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council5.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF12 9BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.2%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

WF12 9BBEngland
Living alone, under 6613.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 9BB (Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees) (about 1,828 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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