BD15 postcode area · Bradford

The BD15 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford. Area Scores range from 0 to 66 across them. Every full BD15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BD15 district: Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden scores 66 out of 100 (#2,308 of 6,856 nationally) while Barkerend West & Little Germany sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 66 points apart on the index. 6 of the 8 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 £79,500 in Barkerend West & Little Germany to £232,000 in Cullingworth & Denholme — a 2.9× gap within the BD15 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,799a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime121per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied62%

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 BD15 district

£191,250median home sold over the past year · +19.5% over 5 years · +3.4% over the year · 226 sales
Detached£332,000
Semi-detached£198,000
Terraced£148,975
Flat£108,000
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
Cottingley, Harden & WilsdenBradford 2,30866 £229,950
Cullingworth & DenholmeBradford 4,17339 £232,000
ThorntonBradford 5,03626 £185,000
ClaytonBradford 5,16725 £180,000
AllertonBradford 6,04412 £180,000
Fairweather GreenBradford 6,2369 £152,000
Chellow HeightsBradford 6,4076 £157,500
Barkerend West & Little GermanyBradford 6,8260 £79,500

People living in BD15 Census 2021

Residents74,880
Median age (est.)36
Density1,289per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above28%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 11% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 36%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 57%Asian 36%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 34% · Christian 33% · No religion 25%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 BD15

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD15 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD15.

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.