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Housing in BD6 2EJ

What the homes in BD6 2EJ 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
1,502 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (59.4%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

BD6 2EJEngland
Detached10%22.9%
Semi-detached59.4%31.5%
Terraced28.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD6 2EJ area is above that, at 75.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.1% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 40.2% with a mortgage.

BD6 2EJ
76%
23%
England
  • Owned75.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented23.1%20.5%
  • Social rented1.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BD6 2EJEngland
Owned outright35.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.1%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BD6 2EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.3%. 25.7% of households include dependent children.

BD6 2EJEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

BradfordEngland
All homes£745£1,459
One bedroom£549£1,195
Two bedrooms£675£1,335
Three bedrooms£808£1,489
Four or more£1,108£2,161
Detached£1,052£1,640
Semi-detached£787£1,449
Terraced£718£1,435
Flat or maisonette£621£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood BD6 2EJ sits in (Buttershaw): about 1,502 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.

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