Housing in Kirklees
Metropolitan boroughSouth west Yorkshire and The Humber. 445,832 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 409 square kilometres.
17 layers about housing for Kirklees, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Sales per year by neighbourhood
Worked out by Open Index · 2025
Kirklees’s 260 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 69.
Average house price
CouncilKirklees’s average house price was £208,427 in August 2026.
That is about the same as Yorkshire and The Humber and 24% lower than the UK average.
Prices rose 5.1% in the year to August 2026.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- About the same£209,266
- Against the UK
- 24% lower£273,037
House prices since 2000
Monthly average house price, smoothed. Kirklees’s is 4.3 times its 2000 level, slower than Yorkshire and The Humber’s.
House price to pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyA home in Kirklees costs 5.8 times local full-time pay.
Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey.
Sold prices
PostcodeEngland and Wales onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Kirklees. The map shows each one.
Average private rent
CouncilThe average private rent in Kirklees was £784 a month in September 2026.
That is 10% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 44% lower than the UK average.
Rents in Kirklees rose 12.5% in the year to September 2026.
For average private rent, Kirklees is the 50th cheapest of 316 in the UK.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 10% lower£869
- Against the UK
- 44% lower£1,406
Rent since 2015
Monthly average private rent, smoothed. Kirklees’s is 1.6 times its 2015 level, faster than Yorkshire and The Humber’s.
House sales per year
CouncilEngland and Wales only5,779 homes were sold in Kirklees in 2025.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Median sale price
CouncilEngland and Wales onlyThe median price paid for a home in Kirklees was £215,000 in 2025.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Annual price change
Council- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 2.8 times1.8%
- Against the UK
- 5.7 times0.9%
Detached house price
CouncilThe average price of a detached home in Kirklees was £352,682 in August 2026.
That is 2% higher than Yorkshire and The Humber and 21% lower than the UK average for detached homes.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 2% higher£346,825
- Against the UK
- 21% lower£443,846
Flat price
CouncilThe average price of a flat in Kirklees was £118,345 in August 2026.
That is 8% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 39% lower than the UK average for flats.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 8% lower£127,998
- Against the UK
- 39% lower£194,148
Semi-detached house price
CouncilThe average price of a semi-detached home in Kirklees was £221,599 in August 2026.
That is 3% higher than Yorkshire and The Humber and 20% lower than the UK average for semi-detached homes.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 3% higher£215,943
- Against the UK
- 20% lower£278,675
Terraced house price
CouncilThe average price of a terraced home in Kirklees was £168,142 in August 2026.
That is 1% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 28% lower than the UK average for terraced homes.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 1% lower£170,540
- Against the UK
- 28% lower£232,505
House sales per month
Council300 home sales were recorded in Kirklees in June 2026.
Figures for the latest months are revised as more sales are registered.
One-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 1 bedroom in Kirklees was £585 a month in September 2026.
That is 5% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 49% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For one-bedroom rent, Kirklees is the joint 60th cheapest of 316 in the UK.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 5% lower£615
- Against the UK
- 49% lower£1,140
Two-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 2 bedrooms in Kirklees was £714 a month in September 2026.
That is 8% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 45% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For two-bedroom rent, Kirklees is the joint 48th cheapest of 316 in the UK.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 8% lower£772
- Against the UK
- 45% lower£1,287
Three-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 3 bedrooms in Kirklees was £869 a month in September 2026.
That is 5% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 40% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For three-bedroom rent, Kirklees is the 54th cheapest of 316 in the UK.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 5% lower£918
- Against the UK
- 40% lower£1,438
Four-bedroom or larger private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 4 or more bedrooms in Kirklees was £1,234 a month in September 2026.
That is 7% lower than Yorkshire and The Humber and 41% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For four-bedroom or larger rent, Kirklees is the 57th cheapest of 316 in the UK.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 7% lower£1,327
- Against the UK
- 41% lower£2,089
Annual rent change
CouncilPrivate rents in Kirklees changed by 12.5% in the year to September 2026.
Kirklees is 3rd strongest of 316 for annual rent change.
- Against Yorkshire and The Humber
- 2.6 times4.8%
- Against the UK
- 3.3 times3.8%