BD12 postcode area · Bradford

The BD12 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford, Kirklees. Area Scores range from 0 to 56 across them. Every full BD12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BD12 district contains both ends of the scale: Scholes & Hunsworth at 57 out of 100 (#2,953 of 6,856 in England) against Holme Top at 0, a 56-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 6 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 £95,500 in Holme Top to £235,000 in Scholes & Hunsworth — a 2.5× gap within the BD12 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bradford and Kirklees — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,486a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime128per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)38

Owner-occupied61%

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 BD12 district

£166,000median home sold over the past year · +25.3% over 5 years · -4.0% over the year · 282 sales

Detached£321,000

Semi-detached£199,500

Terraced£130,000

Flat—

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Scholes & HunsworthKirklees	2,953	57	£235,000
Low MoorBradford	4,241	38	£160,000
Bierley & TongBradford	5,674	17	£162,500
WykeBradford	5,749	16	£160,000
ButtershawBradford	6,078	11	£167,500
Holme TopBradford	6,826	0	£95,500

People living in BD12 Census 2021

Residents55,810

Median age (est.)38

Density1,662per km²

No qualifications25%

Degree or above23%

No car or van27%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 23%

Households

One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups

Elementary	14%
Professional	13%
Skilled trades	12%
Associate professional	11%
Caring & leisure	11%
Administrative	11%
Process & plant	10%
Managers & directors	9%
Sales & customer service	9%

Ethnic group

White 76%Asian 16%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 36% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 BD12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD12 district.

Holme

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD12.

BD5 BD6 BD4 BD7 BD1 BD19 BD99 BD11

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.