Rent Evidence Pack · Kirklees

Average Private Rent in Kirklees

Official statistics · September 2026
Average monthly rent
£784
12-month change
+12.5%

Yorkshire and The Humber combines major university cities, historic market towns, and the Humber's port economy, with rental demand that varies sharply between its cities. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Kirklees, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Kirklees averages £585 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,234 — a spread of £649 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £784, the Kirklees figure sits below the Yorkshire and The Humber average of £869 and below the England average of £1,466.

Over the 24 months to September 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £784, up from £692 in October 2024.

The Kirklees Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Kirklees by bedroom category, September 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £585+12.6%
2 bed £714+12.7%
3 bed £869+13.0%
4+ bed £1,234+12.0%

24-month trend

October 2024£692September 2026£784

Average monthly rent in Kirklees, all property sizes: £692 in October 2024 to £784 in September 2026.

How Kirklees compares

Average monthly private rent, Kirklees against its region and England, September 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Kirklees £784+12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber £869+4.8%
England £1,466+4.0%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Kirklees average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Kirklees 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Kirklees, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Kirklees, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Kirklees, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Kirklees, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • Yorkshire and The Humber average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), September 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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