BD
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Bradford, with 27 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 98% of people in BD live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BD compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is BD safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BD at a rate of 124.6 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 6,746 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BD.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (32,376), other crime (13,901) and anti-social behaviour (8,034).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BD was 129.9 per 1,000 people.
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.
Postcode districts in BD
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BD1Bradford, Eastbrook | 6,606 | £119,499 | 856.8 per 1,000 |
| BD2Bradford, Undercliffe | 31,696 | £180,000 | 113.8 per 1,000 |
| BD3Bradford, Pollard Park | 35,525 | £105,000 | 128.3 per 1,000 |
| BD4Bradford, Bierley | 32,334 | £142,000 | 195.4 per 1,000 |
| BD5Bradford, West Bowling | 32,933 | £120,000 | 166.9 per 1,000 |
| BD6Bradford, Wibsey | 30,614 | £165,000 | 120.5 per 1,000 |
| BD7Bradford, Lidget Green | 34,811 | £136,750 | 144.3 per 1,000 |
| BD8Bradford, Manningham | 34,358 | £133,500 | 119.2 per 1,000 |
| BD9Bradford, Heaton | 32,163 | £155,000 | 126.8 per 1,000 |
| BD10Bradford, Greengates | 28,274 | £210,250 | 120.3 per 1,000 |
| BD11Drighlington, Birkenshaw | 11,241 | £257,500 | 70.7 per 1,000 |
| BD12Bradford, Low Moor | 16,808 | £166,000 | 120.2 per 1,000 |
| BD13Queensbury, Thornton | 27,810 | £202,000 | 88.9 per 1,000 |
| BD14Bradford, Clayton | 9,008 | £175,000 | 98.7 per 1,000 |
| BD15Bradford, Allerton | 16,549 | £199,000 | 107.2 per 1,000 |
| BD16Bingley, Harden | 25,574 | £225,000 | 78.2 per 1,000 |
| BD17Baildon | 18,178 | £270,000 | 95.8 per 1,000 |
| BD18Shipley, Moorhead | 27,912 | £199,000 | 117.9 per 1,000 |
| BD19Cleckheaton, Gomersal | 22,769 | £220,000 | 107.6 per 1,000 |
| BD20Silsden, Keighley | 37,946 | £247,500 | 56.8 per 1,000 |
| BD21Keighley | 28,100 | £127,000 | 169.8 per 1,000 |
| BD22Haworth, Oakworth | 28,990 | £192,250 | 86.1 per 1,000 |
| BD23Skipton | 29,941 | £273,000 | 53.8 per 1,000 |
| BD24Settle, Giggleswick | 5,233 | £300,000 | 35.9 per 1,000 |
| BD97Bailey Hills, Wapping | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| BD98Bradford, Eastbrook | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| BD99Bradford, Brown Royd | No figure | No figure | No figure |
BD in brief
The BD postcode area, named after Bradford, has 27 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in BD was £190,000 in 2025.
BD had 605,373 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in BD live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BD, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.