What can you afford in Kirklees?
4,402 homes changed hands in Kirklees over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £212,750 or less, a quarter for under £155,000, and three quarters for under £295,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £42,550 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £43,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 5.9× the local median full-time salary of £35,867 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Kirklees
£212,750
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £155,000
- Three quarters under
- £295,000
- Sales
- 4,402
- HPI average
- £205,971
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 4,402 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 14.4% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 35% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 63.3% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 86.4% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 94.7% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £108,000 · 257 | ≈£21,600 |
| Terraced house | £165,000 · 1,714 | ≈£33,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £222,000 · 1,372 | ≈£44,400 |
| Detached house | £371,500 · 1,059 | ≈£74,300 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Kirklees average prices up 4.1% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Isle of Wight
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Kingston upon Thames
- Knowsley
- Lambeth
- Lancaster
- Leeds
- Leicester
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.