BD18 postcode area · Bradford

The BD18 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford. Area Scores range from 0 to 83 across them. Every full BD18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BD18 district contains both ends of the scale: Thackley & Esholt at 84 out of 100 (#1,122 of 6,856 in England) against Barkerend West & Little Germany at 0, an 83-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 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 £259,950 in Thackley & Esholt — a 3.3× gap within the BD18 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,626a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime110per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied64%

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 BD18 district

£195,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · +5.1% over the year · 361 sales
Detached£365,000
Semi-detached£197,975
Terraced£195,000
Flat£128,750
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
Thackley & EsholtBradford 1,12284 £259,950
Cottingley, Harden & WilsdenBradford 2,30866 £229,950
Saltaire & Baildon WestBradford 3,10355 £245,000
Wrose & Bolton WoodsBradford 4,70131 £195,000
Shipley TownBradford 5,35922 £190,000
WindhillBradford 5,82515 £176,725
Heaton HighgateBradford 5,88014 £162,500
Frizinghall & Heaton GroveBradford 6,04412 £167,500
Barkerend West & Little GermanyBradford 6,8260 £79,500

People living in BD18 Census 2021

Residents76,891
Median age (est.)38
Density2,103per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above32%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 29%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 65%Asian 29%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 34% · No religion 31% · Muslim 27%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 BD18

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD18 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD18.

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.