Housing in BD5 0AF
What the homes in BD5 0AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shearbridge & University
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,087 (2024)
BD5 0AFBradford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (30.5%). Flats make up 57.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD5 0AF area is less than half that, at 20.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 65.4% of households against 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 5.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented65.4%20.5%
- Social rented12.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%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. 63.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 61.7%. 9.7% 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 BD5 0AF sits in (Shearbridge & University): about 3,087 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.