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Silsden

Middle area

North west Bradford. 5,303 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Silsden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£200,000
Joint 1,479th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,223
2,019th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Silsden

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Silsden at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences173
Anti-social behaviour71
Other crime48
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage and arson21
Burglary20
Shoplifting20
Drug offences7
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Silsden compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

SilsdenMiddle
Median sale price63 middle areas, Bradford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bradford63 areas from £79,000 to £460,000. The middle area is £170,000. Silsden is £200,000.
£200,00017th most expensive
Population63 middle areas, Bradford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bradford63 areas from 5,223 to 14,127. The middle area is 8,291. Silsden is 5,223.
5,223least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares63 middle areas, Bradford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bradford63 areas from 18.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Silsden is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage63 middle areas, Bradford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bradford63 areas from 77.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.0%. Silsden is 98.7%.
98.7%16th highest

Is Silsden safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Silsden at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Silsden.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173), anti-social behaviour (71) and other crime (48).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bradford

These figures are published for the whole of Bradford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bradford and not Silsden alone. See Bradford

Average house price
£182,766
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,526
26th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.7
12th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Silsden in brief

The median price paid for a home in Silsden was £200,000 in 2025.

Silsden had 5,223 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Silsden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Silsden, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.