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Housing in BD23 5LZ

What the homes in BD23 5LZ 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34%). Flats make up 16%, below the 22.2% across England.

BD23 5LZEngland
Detached30.4%22.9%
Semi-detached34%31.5%
Terraced19.1%23%
Purpose-built flat8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.3% of households in the BD23 5LZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 51.4% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.

BD23 5LZ
68%
15%
15%
England
  • Owned68.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented15.3%20.5%
  • Social rented15.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BD23 5LZEngland
Owned outright51.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented4.8%2.2%
From the council2.6%8.3%
From a housing association12.5%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

BD23 5LZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25%). 14.2% of households include dependent children.

BD23 5LZEngland
Living alone, under 6614.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

North YorkshireEngland
All homes£849£1,459
One bedroom£594£1,195
Two bedrooms£769£1,335
Three bedrooms£941£1,489
Four or more£1,358£2,161
Detached£1,187£1,640
Semi-detached£900£1,449
Terraced£832£1,435
Flat or maisonette£686£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BD23 5LZ (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.

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