Housing in WF17 7SU
What the homes in WF17 7SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Batley Central
- Council
- Kirklees
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,172 (2024)
WF17 7SUBatley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (27.1%). Flats make up 45.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
27% of households in the WF17 7SU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 10.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned27%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented43.2%20.5%
- Social rented27.6%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 2.4 people living in it. 39.5% 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 (31.4%). 29.4% 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 WF17 7SU (Batley Central) (about 2,172 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.