Residential dwellings
18,188
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WF17 rents and yields
Asking rent £838/month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WF17?
WF17: residential dwellings 18,188.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.2%
WF17 ranks 10th of 14 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 17,027
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 17%
- EPC A or B
- 7.1%
- EPC D or worse
- 57%
What does WF17 earn?
WF17: asking rent £838/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 243 lets).
Asking rent
£838/month 12 months to Sep 2026
243 lets
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, 243 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
388 lets
+3.8% 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, 388 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
108 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WF17 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WF17 runs from £658/month for 1 bedroom to £994/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £658/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 115 |
| 2 bedrooms | £738/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 152 |
| 3 bedrooms | £994/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 73 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
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 WF17?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 680 units in WF17 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords81% of classified · 554 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)10% of classified · 69 units
- Housing associations7.1% of classified · 48 units
- RMC1.3% of classified · 9 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 WF17 rank?
WF17 ranks 10th of 14 postcode districts in Kirklees for asking rent, at £838/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Kirklees
WF17 ranks 10th of 14 postcode districts in Kirklees for asking rent, at £838/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HD9 | £1,062/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 242 | measured |
| 2 | HD8 | £927/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 209 | measured |
| 3 | BD19 | £926/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 150 | measured |
| 4 | HD2 | £908/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 207 | measured |
| 5 | WF12 | £904/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 152 | measured |
| 10 | WF17 | £838/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 243 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Kirklees
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Kirklees
WF17 ranks 9th of 14 postcode districts in Kirklees for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF13 | 5.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 313 | measured |
| 2 | HD1 | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 994 | measured |
| 3 | WF16 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 95 | measured |
| 4 | HD5 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 345 | measured |
| 5 | HD7 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 200 | measured |
| 9 | WF17 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 388 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Kirklees
Where next from WF17?
- KirkleesThe wider market this area sits in.
- BD19Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,776/m² · Sep 2026
- HD1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,531/m² · Sep 2026
- HD2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,420/m² · Sep 2026
- HD4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,704/m² · Sep 2026
- HD5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,486/m² · Sep 2026
- HD7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,808/m² · Sep 2026
- HD8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,069/m² · Sep 2026
- HD9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,544/m² · Sep 2026
- BD11Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,760/m² · Sep 2026
- LS27Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,943/m² · Sep 2026
- WF3Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,013/m² · Sep 2026
- WF5Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,938/m² · Sep 2026
- BD4Next door, in another authority · Asking £1,973/m² · Sep 2026
- LS12Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,690/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WF17
- What is the average rent in WF17?
- Homes to let in WF17 asked a median £838/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 243 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WF17?
- 3.9% 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, 388 lets. +3.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WF17?
- WF17 has 18,188 homes, 0.2% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WF17
- Property values in WF17Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WF17Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WF17What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WF17What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WF17Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WF17What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WF17Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 243 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 388 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |