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Housing in LS29 8JS

What the homes in LS29 8JS 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
1,868 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.2%). Flats make up 28.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

LS29 8JSEngland
Detached3.8%22.9%
Semi-detached16.5%31.5%
Terraced51.2%23%
Purpose-built flat22.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.1% of households in the LS29 8JS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 38.1% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.

LS29 8JS
64%
24%
England
  • Owned64.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented23.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LS29 8JSEngland
Owned outright38.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council3.8%8.3%
From a housing association5.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LS29 8JSEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.1%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

LS29 8JSEngland
Living alone, under 6619.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LS29 8JS (Ilkley & Ben Rhydding) (about 1,868 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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