Housing in BD16 1JS
What the homes in BD16 1JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
BD16 1JSBingley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.2%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD16 1JS area is above that, at 85.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.5% of households against 20.5%. 51.9% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented12.5%20.5%
- Social rented1.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.9%. 21.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bradford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bradford, August 2026, +2.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BD16 1JS sits in (Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden): about 1,605 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.