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Postcode · Liversedge

Housing in WF15 6LY

What the homes in WF15 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,410 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.4%). Flats make up 19%, below the 22.2% across England.

WF15 6LYEngland
Detached23.4%22.9%
Semi-detached22.1%31.5%
Terraced35.4%23%
Purpose-built flat17.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.5% of households in the WF15 6LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.4% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.

WF15 6LY
56%
15%
28%
England
  • Owned56.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.5%20.5%
  • Social rented27.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF15 6LYEngland
Owned outright26.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council12.6%8.3%
From a housing association15.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF15 6LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

WF15 6LYEngland
Living alone, under 6615.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households1.8%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 WF15 6LY (Liversedge, Littletown & Millbridge) (about 1,410 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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