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BD8 postcode area · Bradford

The BD8 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford. Area Scores range from 0 to 38 across them. Every full BD8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the BD8 district's neighbourhoods is Idle (38 out of 100, #4,214 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Barkerend West & Little Germany (0). 10 of the 11 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 £205,000 in Idle — a 3.2× gap within the BD8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,413a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime172per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)31
Owner-occupied51%

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 BD8 district

£131,000median home sold over the past year · +45.6% over 5 years · +12.4% over the year · 128 sales
Detached£245,000
Semi-detached£155,000
Terraced£110,000
Flat£53,750
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
IdleBradford 4,21438 £205,000
ThorntonBradford 5,03626 £185,000
Fairweather GreenBradford 6,2369 £152,000
Chellow HeightsBradford 6,4076 £157,500
Toller Lane & InfirmaryBradford 6,4356 £130,000
Shearbridge & UniversityBradford 6,5794 £120,000
GirlingtonBradford 6,7302 £100,000
Manningham & Lister ParkBradford 6,7641 £151,000
Central BradfordBradford 6,7711 £65,000
Brown RoydBradford 6,8190 £130,000
Barkerend West & Little GermanyBradford 6,8260 £79,500

People living in BD8 Census 2021

Residents107,102
Median age (est.)31
Density3,608per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above25%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 17%25–44 30%45–64 19%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 17%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 15% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary15%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Muslim 57% · Christian 20% · No religion 14%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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 BD8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD8 district.

Barkerend

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD8.

BD9 BD98 BD99 BD7 BD18 BD97 BD2 BD14

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.