Rents and yields
What is the average rent in Huddersfield in 2026?
Last updated 4 July 2026 · Reviewed by Nick Thorpe, founder
The short answer
The official average private rent across Kirklees, which includes Huddersfield, was £759 a month in March 2026 according to the ONS, up 10.5% on the year before. What your property lets for depends on postcode and type: our current letting ranges, working estimates as of July 2026, run from around £595 in HD1 to £1,050 in HD9.
What the official figures say
The ONS puts the average private rent across Kirklees at £759 a month in March 2026, up 10.5% on the year before. That growth rate is more than double the Yorkshire and Humber average, which tells you something about how much demand Huddersfield is soaking up right now.
Two things to keep in mind about that number. First, it covers all of Kirklees, not just Huddersfield, so it blends town-centre flats, valley cottages and everything in between. Second, an average is a blunt tool. It tells you the market is moving, but it will not tell you what your three-bed terrace on your street will actually let for. For that, you need postcode-level ranges.
What Huddersfield properties actually let for, postcode by postcode
Across the HD postcodes, whole properties are currently letting from around £595 a month at the bottom of HD1 to around £1,050 at the top of HD9. These are our current letting ranges, maintained by our lettings team, as of July 2026. They are working estimates based on what we are actually letting and appraising, not formal valuations.
| Postcode | Whole property (£/month) | Room in a shared house (£/month) |
|---|---|---|
| HD1 | 595 to 850 | 430 to 560 |
| HD2 | 625 to 875 | 420 to 540 |
| HD3 | 675 to 950 | 450 to 575 |
| HD4 | 625 to 895 | 430 to 550 |
| HD5 | 650 to 900 | 430 to 550 |
| HD6 | 675 to 950 | 450 to 570 |
| HD7 | 650 to 925 | 440 to 560 |
| HD8 | 695 to 995 | 450 to 570 |
| HD9 | 725 to 1,050 | 460 to 590 |
The spread within each postcode is real, not padding. Condition, parking, outside space and the exact street move a property up or down the range, and a tired property at the bottom of its range often only needs modest work to climb it.
One note on rooms. The room figures assume a decent standard of shared house, and the gap between a tired room and a well-finished one with bills included is wide. If rooms are your market, our guide to HMO room rents in Huddersfield covers it in more detail.
Why rents vary so much across HD postcodes
The short version: different tenants want different things, and each postcode serves a different crowd.
HD1 is the town centre and the university side, with around 20,000 students at the University of Huddersfield plus young professionals. Whole-property rents sit lower here because much of the stock is smaller terraces and flats, but rooms hold up well and gross yields typically run at 6 to 7%, with well-run HMOs above that. HD8 and HD9 sit at the top of the table because the Holme Valley and the villages toward Denby Dale pull commuters and families who pay for space, schools and setting.
The direction of travel favours landlords across the board. The £262m Our Cultural Heart regeneration opens its first phase in 2026, and the National Health Innovation Campus is bringing jobs and students into the town centre. More people wanting to live in Huddersfield, same number of houses.
How to find out what your property would let for
Postcode ranges get you close. To get to an actual number:
- Run the address through our rent estimate tool for a quick postcode-based figure.
- Check where your property sits within its range. Recently refurbished with parking? Top end. Dated kitchen, no outside space? Budget for the lower half.
- Ask us for a street-level view. We let and manage across Huddersfield from our Holmfirth office, so the appraisal comes from what we actually let nearby, not a national database. Call 01484 981717.
If you are weighing up a purchase rather than pricing a property you already own, put the numbers through our yield calculator before you fall in love with the house.