Housing in BD6 2LN
What the homes in BD6 2LN 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)
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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.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD6 2LN 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.3%. 25.7% 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 BD6 2LN 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.