BD98 postcode area · Bradford

The BD98 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bradford. Area Scores range from 1 to 21 across them. Every full BD98 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the BD98 district's neighbourhoods is Shipley Town (22 out of 100, #5,359 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Central Bradford (1). All 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £65,000 in Central Bradford to £190,000 in Shipley Town — a 2.9× gap within the BD98 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,077a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime444per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied35%

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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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Shipley TownBradford 5,35922 £190,000
Central BradfordBradford 6,7711 £65,000

People living in BD98 Census 2021

Residents13,934
Median age (est.)35
Density3,641per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above37%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 14%25–44 37%45–64 21%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 46%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 19%Private rent 46%

Households

One person: 47%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 10%Other: 11%
One person 47%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 10%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Associate professional14%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 32%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 57%Asian 32%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

No religion 31% · Muslim 29% · Christian 29%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BD98.

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.