Housing in BD23 5FA
What the homes in BD23 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
BD23 5FASkipton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34%). Flats make up 16%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD23 5FA area is broadly in line with that, at 68.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 20.5%. 51.4% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented15.3%20.5%
- Social rented15.1%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 2.0 people living in it. 39.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 25%. 14.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Yorkshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Yorkshire, 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 BD23 5FA sits in (Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale): about 1,534 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.