BD97 postcode area · Bradford

The BD97 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford. Area Scores range from 0 to 50 across them. Every full BD97 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BD97 district contains both ends of the scale: Bingley Town at 50 out of 100 (#3,405 of 6,856 in England) against Barkerend West & Little Germany at 0, a 50-point gap between neighbouring areas. 1 of the 2 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 £79,500 in Barkerend West & Little Germany to £179,000 in Bingley Town — a 2.3× gap within the BD97 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,023a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime178per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)35

Owner-occupied45%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Bingley TownBradford	3,405	50	£179,000
Barkerend West & Little GermanyBradford	6,826	0	£79,500

People living in BD97 Census 2021

Residents18,552

Median age (est.)35

Density1,861per km²

No qualifications24%

Degree or above29%

No car or van39%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 14%25–44 31%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 22%Private rent 32%

Households

One person 39%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	19%
Associate professional	13%
Elementary	13%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	10%
Managers & directors	10%
Caring & leisure	9%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	8%

Ethnic group

White 54%Asian 37%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 36% · Christian 28% · No religion 27%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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 BD97

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BD97 district.

Barkerend

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD97.

BD9 BD18 BD16 BD98 BD8 BD15 BD17 BD2

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.