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Housing in BD6 3SB

What the homes in BD6 3SB 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
1,998 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (67%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

BD6 3SBEngland
Detached7.2%22.9%
Semi-detached67%31.5%
Terraced13.1%23%
Purpose-built flat11.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD6 3SB area is well below that, at 41.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.6% of households against 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.

BD6 3SB
42%
21%
36%
England
  • Owned41.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented20.6%20.5%
  • Social rented36.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

BD6 3SBEngland
Owned outright13.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council18.3%8.3%
From a housing association18.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BD6 3SBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.2%. 34.8% of households include dependent children.

BD6 3SBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%12.8%
Couple, no children10.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%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 3SB sits in (Buttershaw): about 1,998 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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