Housing in BD7 2BR
What the homes in BD7 2BR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shearbridge & University
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,340 (2024)
BD7 2BRBradford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (76.5%). Flats make up 8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the BD7 2BR area is below that, at 51%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.2% of households against 20.5%. 28% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.
- Owned51%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented43.2%20.5%
- Social rented4.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.6 people living in it. 19.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 34.9%. 46.1% 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 BD7 2BR sits in (Shearbridge & University): about 2,340 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.