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Housing in WF14 9RT

What the homes in WF14 9RT 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
1,519 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.7%). Flats make up 17%, below the 22.2% across England.

WF14 9RTEngland
Detached10%22.9%
Semi-detached36.2%31.5%
Terraced36.7%23%
Purpose-built flat15.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.9% of households in the WF14 9RT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

WF14 9RT
54%
13%
32%
England
  • Owned53.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented31.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF14 9RTEngland
Owned outright26.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council29.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF14 9RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.2%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.

WF14 9RTEngland
Living alone, under 6617.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 WF14 9RT (Mirfield Central & Hopton) (about 1,519 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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