Housing in WF16 0LY
What the homes in WF16 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,952 (2024)
WF16 0LYHeckmondwike
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.8%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
71.7% of households in the WF16 0LY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 33.4% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented23.1%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.7%). 31.5% 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 WF16 0LY (Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown) (about 1,952 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.