Housing in BD6 2BD
What the homes in BD6 2BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buttershaw
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
BD6 2BDBradford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67.5%). Flats make up 6.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD6 2BD area is well below that, at 39.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.5% of households against 20.5%. 13.3% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented24.5%20.5%
- Social rented35.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 24.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 21.5%. 40% 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 BD6 2BD sits in (Buttershaw): about 1,454 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.