Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,117 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,388 lets
-0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,388 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
1,280 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent: £810/month in Aug 2025 to £849/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.6% in Jan 2022 to 4.1% in Sep 2026.Homes to rent: 475 in Sep 2026 to 1,280 in Nov 2026.Asking rent index: 85.7 in Jan 2022 to 115.9 in Sep 2026.
How does Kirklees vary by home size?
Asking rent in Kirklees runs from £607/month for 1 bedroom to £1,373/month for 4 bedrooms.
Asking rent by bedroom band in Kirklees. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking rent
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£607/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.3% on the previous 12 months
1281
2 bedrooms
£774/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.2% on the previous 12 months
1675
3 bedrooms
£1,003/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+4% on the previous 12 months
912
4 bedrooms
£1,373/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+6.1% on the previous 12 months
276
5+ bedrooms
£837/month
12 months to Aug 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed
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88
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns Kirklees?
Corporate landlords hold 85% of the 7,770 units in Kirklees whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords85% of classified · 6,578 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.9% of classified · 690 units
Housing associations5.6% of classified · 438 units
RMC0.8% of classified · 63 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Kirklees rank?
Kirklees ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for asking rent, at £835/month.
Asking rent · local authorities in West Yorkshire
Kirklees ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for asking rent, at £835/month.
Asking rent across local authorities in West Yorkshire, 12 months to Sep 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
BD19Postcode district · Asking £2,776/m² · Sep 2026
HD1Postcode district · Asking £2,531/m² · Sep 2026
HD2Postcode district · Asking £2,420/m² · Sep 2026
HD4Postcode district · Asking £2,704/m² · Sep 2026
HD5Postcode district · Asking £2,486/m² · Sep 2026
HD7Postcode district · Asking £2,808/m² · Sep 2026
HD8Postcode district · Asking £3,087/m² · Sep 2026
HD9Postcode district · Asking £3,544/m² · Sep 2026
WF12Postcode district · Asking £2,761/m² · Sep 2026
WF13Postcode district · Asking £1,751/m² · Sep 2026
WF14Postcode district · Asking £3,467/m² · Sep 2026
WF15Postcode district · Asking £3,196/m² · Sep 2026
BradfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,639/m² · Sep 2026
CalderdaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,510/m² · Sep 2026
LeedsNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,169/m² · Sep 2026
WakefieldNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,619/m² · Sep 2026
BarnsleyNext door, in another county · Asking £2,330/m² · Sep 2026
OldhamNext door, in another county · Asking £2,969/m² · Sep 2026
RochdaleNext door, in another county · Asking £2,966/m² · Sep 2026
SheffieldNext door, in another county · Asking £2,637/m² · Sep 2026
TamesideNext door, in another county · Asking £3,124/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Kirklees
What is the average rent in Kirklees?
Homes to let in Kirklees asked a median £835/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,117 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Kirklees?
3.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,388 lets. -0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.