BD13 postcode area · Bradford

The BD13 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford, Calderdale. Area Scores range from 0 to 79 across them. Every full BD13 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BD13 district contains both ends of the scale: Northowram & Shelf at 79 out of 100 (#1,431 of 6,856 in England) against Barkerend West & Little Germany at 0, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £79,500 in Barkerend West & Little Germany to £232,000 in Cullingworth & Denholme — a 2.9× gap within the BD13 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bradford and Calderdale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,823a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied65%

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 BD13 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +29.9% over 5 years · +2.6% over the year · 429 sales
Detached£309,995
Semi-detached£215,000
Terraced£127,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Northowram & ShelfCalderdale 1,43179 £230,000
QueensburyBradford 3,64547 £185,000
Illingworth & OgdenCalderdale 3,82344 £195,000
Cullingworth & DenholmeBradford 4,17339 £232,000
ThorntonBradford 5,03626 £185,000
ClaytonBradford 5,16725 £180,000
ScholemoorBradford 6,03712 £172,500
Fairweather GreenBradford 6,2369 £152,000
Barkerend West & Little GermanyBradford 6,8260 £79,500

People living in BD13 Census 2021

Residents84,117
Median age (est.)38
Density1,205per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 26%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 68%Asian 26%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 30% · Muslim 24%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 BD13

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD13 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD13.

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.