Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Kirklees (July 2026)
The average private rent in Kirklees is £780 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £205,773 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.5%, ranked 138 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Kirklees
The average private rent across all property types is £780 a month (+12.6% on a year earlier). The regional median in Yorkshire and The Humber is £749.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £582 | £6,984 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £710 | £8,520 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £864 | £10,368 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,228 | £14,736 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Kirklees: one to two bedrooms adds 22% to the rent, two to three adds 21.7% and three to four-plus adds 42.1% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Kirklees
The average price paid is £205,773 (+5.4% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £350,109 |
| Semi-detached | £219,467 |
| Terraced | £164,949 |
| Flat | £116,514 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Kirklees. Rents moved +12.6% over the year against +5.4% for prices — a gap of 7.2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Kirklees ranks 2nd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 67th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Kirklees
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £710 | £116,514 | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £864 | £164,949 | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £864 | £219,467 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,228 | £350,109 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Kirklees is on flats at 7.3%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 4.5% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 138 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.7%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £23,400 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 50% of EPCs lodged in Kirklees over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 45% at D (EPC ratings in Kirklees).
- Council tax: Band D in Kirklees is £2,441 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Kirklees).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £780 supports a loan of about £117,367, which is 57% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Kirklees
- Yield calculator with £205,773 and £780 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £780 a month
- Rental income tax on £9,360 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in Yorkshire and The Humber
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | £693 | £175,733 | 4.7% | +7.5% |
| Calderdale | £753 | £191,540 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| York | £1,193 | £309,611 | 4.6% | +6.3% |
| Rotherham | £683 | £190,069 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| North Lincolnshire | £653 | £181,725 | 4.3% | +6.4% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £724 | £220,721 | 3.9% | +4.7% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Kirklees · EPC ratings in Kirklees.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
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£780 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 12.6% on a year earlier.
£205,773 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.5% gross on the averages — £780 rent against a £205,773 price — ranking 138 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.3% gross (£710 rent on a £116,514 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +12.6% against prices +5.4% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £23,400 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.