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Housing in BD13 1LQ

What the homes in BD13 1LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Thornton
Council
Bradford
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,670 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.4%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BD13 1LQEngland
Detached12.6%22.9%
Semi-detached46.4%31.5%
Terraced26.4%23%
Purpose-built flat9.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.3% of households in the BD13 1LQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 25.8% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

BD13 1LQ
55%
17%
27%
England
  • Owned55.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented27.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BD13 1LQEngland
Owned outright25.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council12.1%8.3%
From a housing association15%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BD13 1LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.4%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.

BD13 1LQEngland
Living alone, under 6617.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bradford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bradford (August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BradfordEngland
All homes£745£1,459
One bedroom£549£1,195
Two bedrooms£675£1,335
Three bedrooms£808£1,489
Four or more£1,108£2,161
Detached£1,052£1,640
Semi-detached£787£1,449
Terraced£718£1,435
Flat or maisonette£621£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BD13 1LQ (Thornton) (about 1,670 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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