"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Kirklees.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Kirklees.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 36925% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 31434% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 57885% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 26525% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 26288% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 1376% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 11191% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 30020% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 26941% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 33942% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 86938% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 103404% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 286534% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 116361% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 116608% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 10655% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 10098% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 3698% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 1151% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 15.61%Social rented 2013: 15.61%Social rented 2014: 15.63%Social rented 2015: 15.60%Social rented 2016: 15.49%Social rented 2017: 15.37%Social rented 2018: 15.13%Social rented 2019: 14.94%Social rented 2020: 14.84%Social rented 2021: 14.71%Private rented 2012: 17.74%Private rented 2013: 18.41%Private rented 2014: 18.93%Private rented 2015: 19.43%Private rented 2016: 19.55%Private rented 2017: 19.22%Private rented 2018: 18.95%Private rented 2019: 18.68%Private rented 2020: 18.64%Private rented 2021: 18.77%Owned outright 2012: 32.67%Owned outright 2013: 32.62%Owned outright 2014: 32.88%Owned outright 2015: 33.37%Owned outright 2016: 33.89%Owned outright 2017: 34.62%Owned outright 2018: 35.21%Owned outright 2019: 35.53%Owned outright 2020: 37.25%Owned outright 2021: 38.96%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 33.98%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 33.36%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 32.56%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 31.60%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 31.07%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 30.78%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 30.72%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 30.85%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 29.28%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 27.55%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£59 for Single room rentals.£52 for One bedroom rentals.£41 for Two bedroom rentals.£79 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Kirklees.

Dataset

House Prices
Kirklees
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kKirklees 1995-12-01: 44000Kirklees 1996-03-01: 43950Kirklees 1996-06-01: 44000Kirklees 1996-09-01: 44750Kirklees 1996-12-01: 45000Kirklees 1997-03-01: 46000Kirklees 1997-06-01: 46500Kirklees 1997-09-01: 47000Kirklees 1997-12-01: 47300Kirklees 1998-03-01: 47500Kirklees 1998-06-01: 48000Kirklees 1998-09-01: 48500Kirklees 1998-12-01: 49000Kirklees 1999-03-01: 49000Kirklees 1999-06-01: 49950Kirklees 1999-09-01: 49950Kirklees 1999-12-01: 50000Kirklees 2000-03-01: 51500Kirklees 2000-06-01: 52000Kirklees 2000-09-01: 53500Kirklees 2000-12-01: 53000Kirklees 2001-03-01: 53500Kirklees 2001-06-01: 53995Kirklees 2001-09-01: 54000Kirklees 2001-12-01: 55000Kirklees 2002-03-01: 55000Kirklees 2002-06-01: 57500Kirklees 2002-09-01: 59500Kirklees 2002-12-01: 62000Kirklees 2003-03-01: 65000Kirklees 2003-06-01: 69450Kirklees 2003-09-01: 75000Kirklees 2003-12-01: 80000Kirklees 2004-03-01: 85000Kirklees 2004-06-01: 90000Kirklees 2004-09-01: 97500Kirklees 2004-12-01: 100000Kirklees 2005-03-01: 105000Kirklees 2005-06-01: 109950Kirklees 2005-09-01: 112000Kirklees 2005-12-01: 115000Kirklees 2006-03-01: 117372.5Kirklees 2006-06-01: 120000Kirklees 2006-09-01: 124000Kirklees 2006-12-01: 125000Kirklees 2007-03-01: 125999Kirklees 2007-06-01: 129000Kirklees 2007-09-01: 130000Kirklees 2007-12-01: 132000Kirklees 2008-03-01: 134000Kirklees 2008-06-01: 133500Kirklees 2008-09-01: 130000Kirklees 2008-12-01: 128650Kirklees 2009-03-01: 125000Kirklees 2009-06-01: 122500Kirklees 2009-09-01: 122500Kirklees 2009-12-01: 125000Kirklees 2010-03-01: 126407.5Kirklees 2010-06-01: 128087.5Kirklees 2010-09-01: 129950Kirklees 2010-12-01: 126000Kirklees 2011-03-01: 125000Kirklees 2011-06-01: 125000Kirklees 2011-09-01: 124950Kirklees 2011-12-01: 123000Kirklees 2012-03-01: 123000Kirklees 2012-06-01: 123000Kirklees 2012-09-01: 122999.5Kirklees 2012-12-01: 124500Kirklees 2013-03-01: 124500Kirklees 2013-06-01: 124950Kirklees 2013-09-01: 124999Kirklees 2013-12-01: 125000Kirklees 2014-03-01: 125000Kirklees 2014-06-01: 125000Kirklees 2014-09-01: 125000Kirklees 2014-12-01: 126000Kirklees 2015-03-01: 130000Kirklees 2015-06-01: 130000Kirklees 2015-09-01: 132000Kirklees 2015-12-01: 135000Kirklees 2016-03-01: 135500Kirklees 2016-06-01: 138000Kirklees 2016-09-01: 139950Kirklees 2016-12-01: 139972.5Kirklees 2017-03-01: 140000Kirklees 2017-06-01: 140000Kirklees 2017-09-01: 141000Kirklees 2017-12-01: 145000Kirklees 2018-03-01: 145000Kirklees 2018-06-01: 146000Kirklees 2018-09-01: 150000Kirklees 2018-12-01: 150000Kirklees 2019-03-01: 153500Kirklees 2019-06-01: 155000Kirklees 2019-09-01: 155221.5Kirklees 2019-12-01: 157000Kirklees 2020-03-01: 160000Kirklees 2020-06-01: 159000Kirklees 2020-09-01: 160000Kirklees 2020-12-01: 165000Kirklees 2021-03-01: 172000Kirklees 2021-06-01: 180000Kirklees 2021-09-01: 180000Kirklees 2021-12-01: 179500Kirklees 2022-03-01: 177000Kirklees 2022-06-01: 175000Kirklees 2022-09-01: 180000Kirklees 2022-12-01: 185000Kirklees 2023-03-01: 187000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Kirklees.

Dataset

Kirklees
01200400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Kirklees bed1: 474Kirklees bed2: 572Kirklees bed3: 712Kirklees bed4plus: 1052Kirklees room: 363Kirklees studio: 383Kirklees total: 626

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Kirklees, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Kirklees. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Kirklees. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Kirklees. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Kirklees.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people01500022500300007500Working-age 2023-06-30: 23221Working-age 2023-03-31: 23436Working-age 2022-12-31: 23099Working-age 2022-09-30: 23660Working-age 2022-06-30: 23922Working-age 2022-03-31: 24470Working-age 2021-12-31: 24727Working-age 2021-09-30: 25934Working-age 2021-06-30: 26539Working-age 2021-03-31: 26385Working-age 2020-12-31: 26086Working-age 2020-09-30: 26049Working-age 2020-06-30: 25780Working-age 2020-03-31: 23294Working-age 2019-12-31: 22948Working-age 2019-09-30: 22939Working-age 2019-06-30: 23015Working-age 2019-03-31: 22929Working-age 2018-12-31: 22598Working-age 2018-09-30: 22616Working-age 2018-06-30: 22322Working-age 2018-03-31: 22405Working-age 2017-12-31: 22612Working-age 2017-09-30: 23134Working-age 2017-06-30: 23227Working-age 2017-03-31: 23209Working-age 2016-12-31: 23106Working-age 2016-09-30: 23317Working-age 2016-06-30: 23392Working-age 2016-03-31: 23535Pensioners 2023-06-30: 11183Pensioners 2023-03-31: 11233Pensioners 2022-12-31: 11289Pensioners 2022-09-30: 11339Pensioners 2022-06-30: 11344Pensioners 2022-03-31: 11416Pensioners 2021-12-31: 11485Pensioners 2021-09-30: 11567Pensioners 2021-06-30: 11625Pensioners 2021-03-31: 11648Pensioners 2020-12-31: 11727Pensioners 2020-09-30: 11858Pensioners 2020-06-30: 11965Pensioners 2020-03-31: 12090Pensioners 2019-12-31: 12219Pensioners 2019-09-30: 12385Pensioners 2019-06-30: 12487Pensioners 2019-03-31: 12584Pensioners 2018-12-31: 12777Pensioners 2018-09-30: 12925Pensioners 2018-06-30: 13007Pensioners 2018-03-31: 13246Pensioners 2017-12-31: 13472Pensioners 2017-09-30: 13618Pensioners 2017-06-30: 13792Pensioners 2017-03-31: 13971Pensioners 2016-12-31: 14209Pensioners 2016-09-30: 14352Pensioners 2016-06-30: 14551Pensioners 2016-03-31: 14773