Housing in BD23 6FX
What the homes in BD23 6FX 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
- 1,568 (2024)
BD23 6FXSkipton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD23 6FX area is broadly in line with that, at 63.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.4% of households against 20.5%. 44.8% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented34.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.7%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 2.3 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.4%. 20.4% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BD23 6FX sits in (Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale): about 1,568 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.