Housing in LS29 8DF
What the homes in LS29 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilkley & Ben Rhydding
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
LS29 8DFIlkley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.8%). Flats make up 50.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.4% of households in the LS29 8DF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented30.5%20.5%
- Social rented8.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 47.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.5%). 15.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LS29 8DF (Ilkley & Ben Rhydding) (about 1,530 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.