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Housing in WF15 8ND

What the homes in WF15 8ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hightown & Hartshead Moor
Council
Kirklees
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,724 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (55.6%). Flats make up 19%, below the 22.2% across England.

WF15 8NDEngland
Detached6.2%22.9%
Semi-detached55.6%31.5%
Terraced19.2%23%
Purpose-built flat17.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.5% of households in the WF15 8ND area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.

WF15 8ND
36%
15%
48%
England
  • Owned35.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented14.6%20.5%
  • Social rented48%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF15 8NDEngland
Owned outright14.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council37.5%8.3%
From a housing association10.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF15 8NDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20%). 32.5% of households include dependent children.

WF15 8NDEngland
Living alone, under 6619.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 8ND (Hightown & Hartshead Moor) (about 1,724 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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