Housing in WF14 8NJ
What the homes in WF14 8NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mirfield Central & Hopton
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,374 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
WF14 8NJMirfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (26.4%). Flats make up 31.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.5% of households in the WF14 8NJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.7% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented26%20.5%
- Social rented11.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.8%). 20.5% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF14 8NJ (Mirfield Central & Hopton) (about 2,374 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.