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
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley TownBradford | 5,359 | 22 | £190,000 |
| Central BradfordBradford | 6,771 | 1 | £65,000 |
People living in BD98 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Associate professional 14% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
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.