Housing in BD23 5QH
What the homes in BD23 5QH 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
- 1,781 (2024)
BD23 5QHSkipton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (45.4%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
78.1% of households in the BD23 5QH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 60.5% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented17.2%20.5%
- Social rented4.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (23.7%). 13.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BD23 5QH (Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale) (about 1,781 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.