BD6 postcode area · Bradford

The BD6 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford, Calderdale. Area Scores range from 0 to 79 across them. Every full BD6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BD6 district contains both ends of the scale: Northowram & Shelf at 79 out of 100 (#1,431 of 6,856 in England) against Holme Top at 0, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. 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 £230,000 in Northowram & Shelf — a 2.4× gap within the BD6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bradford and Calderdale — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,889a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime111per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
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 BD6 district

£165,000median home sold over the past year · +37.5% over 5 years · +3.1% over the year · 399 sales
Detached£280,000
Semi-detached£172,000
Terraced£140,000
Flat£97,000
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
Northowram & ShelfCalderdale 1,43179 £230,000
QueensburyBradford 3,64547 £185,000
Low MoorBradford 4,24138 £160,000
Wibsey St Enoch'sBradford 5,15325 £153,500
WykeBradford 5,74916 £160,000
Horton BankBradford 5,79715 £152,000
ScholemoorBradford 6,03712 £172,500
ButtershawBradford 6,07811 £167,500
BankfootBradford 6,4626 £137,475
Great Horton & BrackenhillBradford 6,8051 £117,000
Holme TopBradford 6,8260 £95,500

People living in BD6 Census 2021

Residents102,019
Median age (est.)37
Density2,741per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above24%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 25%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 68%Asian 25%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 32% · Muslim 24%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 BD6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD6 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD6.

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.