BD4 postcode area · Bradford

The BD4 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford, Kirklees, Leeds. Area Scores range from 0 to 81 across them. Every full BD4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the BD4 district: Birkenshaw scores 82 out of 100 (#1,259 of 6,856 nationally) while Holme Wood sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 82 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £95,500 in Holme Top to £269,995 in Drighlington & Gildersome West — a 2.8× gap within the BD4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bradford, Kirklees and Leeds — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,983a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime142per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied56%

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 BD4 district

£138,500median home sold over the past year · +31.9% over 5 years · +5.7% over the year · 319 sales
Detached£243,000
Semi-detached£151,250
Terraced£109,000
Flat£81,500
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
BirkenshawKirklees 1,25982 £202,000
Drighlington & Gildersome WestLeeds 2,50064 £269,995
Pudsey South WestLeeds 2,67261 £220,000
Low MoorBradford 4,24138 £160,000
Bierley & TongBradford 5,67417 £162,500
Laisterdyke & BowlingBradford 6,6952 £123,000
Bowling ParkBradford 6,7162 £124,000
Manningham & Lister ParkBradford 6,7641 £151,000
Barkerend EastBradford 6,7781 £100,000
Holme TopBradford 6,8260 £95,500
Broomfields & East BowlingBradford 6,8390 £96,000
Holme WoodBradford 6,8530 £135,000

People living in BD4 Census 2021

Residents102,304
Median age (est.)35
Density2,239per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above22%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 21%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional14%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 34%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 58%Asian 34%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 32% · Christian 32% · No religion 27%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 BD4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD4.

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.