Housing in BD5 8DF
What the homes in BD5 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowling Park
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
BD5 8DFBradford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (55.2%). Flats make up 31.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD5 8DF area is well below that, at 40.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.2% of households against 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 15.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented24.2%20.5%
- Social rented33.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 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, under 66, at 32.1%. 30.5% 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 8DF sits in (Bowling Park): about 1,681 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.