BD5 postcode area · Bradford

The BD5 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford. Area Scores range from 0 to 38 across them. Every full BD5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the BD5 district, Low Moor is the strongest performer at 38 out of 100 (#4,241 of 6,856 nationally); Broomfields & East Bowling is the weakest at 0. 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 £95,500 in Holme Top to £162,500 in Bierley & Tong — a 1.7× gap within the BD5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,593a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime146per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)32

Owner-occupied53%

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 BD5 district

£120,000median home sold over the past year · +37.2% over 5 years · +9.1% over the year · 173 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached£144,160

Terraced£111,000

Flat£90,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Low MoorBradford	4,241	38	£160,000
Wibsey St Enoch'sBradford	5,153	25	£153,500
Bierley & TongBradford	5,674	17	£162,500
BankfootBradford	6,462	6	£137,475
Shearbridge & UniversityBradford	6,579	4	£120,000
Bowling ParkBradford	6,716	2	£124,000
CanterburyBradford	6,750	2	£116,000
Great Horton & BrackenhillBradford	6,805	1	£117,000
Holme TopBradford	6,826	0	£95,500
Broomfields & East BowlingBradford	6,839	0	£96,000

People living in BD5 Census 2021

Residents84,934

Median age (est.)32

Density3,108per km²

No qualifications30%

Degree or above22%

No car or van36%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 16%25–44 28%45–64 21%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 17%Private rent 30%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups

Elementary	18%
Process & plant	13%
Professional	12%
Caring & leisure	11%
Sales & customer service	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	10%
Associate professional	9%
Managers & directors	7%

Ethnic group

White 42%Asian 46%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 46% · Christian 27% · No religion 19%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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 BD5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD5 district.

Holme

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD5.

BD7 BD1 BD12 BD99 BD4 BD6 BD3 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.