BD3 postcode area · Bradford

The BD3 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford, Leeds. Area Scores range from 0 to 58 across them. Every full BD3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BD3 district contains both ends of the scale: New Pudsey at 59 out of 100 (#2,836 of 6,856 in England) against Broomfields & East Bowling at 0, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. 9 of the 10 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 £240,000 in New Pudsey — a 3.7× gap within the BD3 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£31,918a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime198per 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 BD3 district

£105,500median home sold over the past year · +33.5% over 5 years · +0.5% over the year · 158 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached£145,285

Terraced£102,000

Flat£50,500

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
New PudseyLeeds	2,836	59	£240,000
Bolton Road & Kings RoadBradford	5,263	23	£172,500
UndercliffeBradford	6,613	4	£115,000
ThornburyBradford	6,613	4	£136,000
Laisterdyke & BowlingBradford	6,695	2	£123,000
Central BradfordBradford	6,771	1	£65,000
Barkerend EastBradford	6,778	1	£100,000
Barkerend West & Little GermanyBradford	6,826	0	£79,500
Holme TopBradford	6,826	0	£95,500
Broomfields & East BowlingBradford	6,839	0	£96,000

People living in BD3 Census 2021

Residents84,781

Median age (est.)31

Density4,758per km²

No qualifications31%

Degree or above23%

No car or van40%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 16%25–44 31%45–64 19%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 21%Private rent 33%

Households

One person 31%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups

Elementary	17%
Professional	14%
Process & plant	12%
Sales & customer service	11%
Caring & leisure	11%
Associate professional	10%
Skilled trades	9%
Administrative	9%
Managers & directors	7%

Ethnic group

White 31%Asian 59%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 56% · Christian 19% · No religion 14%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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 BD3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD3 district.

Barkerend Holme

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD3.

BD1 BD2 BD99 BD4 BD5 BD98 BD10 BD8

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.