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BD1 postcode area · Bradford

The BD1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford, Leeds. Area Scores range from 0 to 63 across them. Every full BD1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BD1 district: Drighlington & Gildersome West scores 64 out of 100 (#2,500 of 6,856 nationally) while Broomfields & East Bowling sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. 8 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £65,000 in Central Bradford to £269,995 in Drighlington & Gildersome West — a 4.2× gap within the BD1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bradford and Leeds — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,723a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime207per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)31
Owner-occupied46%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BD1 district

£82,000median home sold over the past year · +64.0% over 5 years · -36.9% over the year · 39 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached—
Terraced£80,000
Flat£82,000
Bradford£185,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Drighlington & Gildersome WestLeeds 2,50064 £269,995
Bolton Road & Kings RoadBradford 5,26323 £172,500
Shearbridge & UniversityBradford 6,5794 £120,000
UndercliffeBradford 6,6134 £115,000
Central BradfordBradford 6,7711 £65,000
Brown RoydBradford 6,8190 £130,000
Barkerend West & Little GermanyBradford 6,8260 £79,500
Holme TopBradford 6,8260 £95,500
Broomfields & East BowlingBradford 6,8390 £96,000

People living in BD1 Census 2021

Residents79,873
Median age (est.)31
Density4,011per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above23%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 17%25–44 31%45–64 19%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 18%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Professional14%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 33%Asian: 55%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 33%Asian 55%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 54% · Christian 21% · No religion 15%

Born outside the UK: 36%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in BD1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD1 district.

Barkerend Holme

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD1.

BD3 BD99 BD5 BD4 BD2 BD7 BD8 BD98

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.