BD11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Drighlington, Birkenshaw and Adwalton, in Leeds and Kirklees.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BD11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in BD11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BD11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BD11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BD11 at a rate of 70.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across the BD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BD11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (263), other crime (139) and anti-social behaviour (138).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BD11 was 72.2 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.
Deprivation in BD11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BD11 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BD11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirklees 001A | 1,684 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Kirklees 001C | 1,680 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| Kirklees 001D | 1,644 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
| Kirklees 001E | 1,262 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Leeds 096B | 2,172 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| Leeds 096D | 1,741 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| Leeds 096E | 1,365 | 143.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
MPs for BD11
- Mark SewardsLabourMP for Leeds South West and Morley51% of BD11’s postcodes
- Kim LeadbeaterLabourMP for Spen Valley47% of BD11’s postcodes
- Judith CumminsLabourMP for Bradford South1.3% of BD11’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BD112
Postcode sectors in BD112
Councils BD11 covers2
Towns in BD111
Postcode districts next to BD115
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BD postcode area2
BD11 in brief
BD11 is a postcode district covering Drighlington, Birkenshaw and Adwalton, in Leeds and Kirklees.
About 11,753 people lived in BD11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £257,500 in 2025 across 263 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BD11 was £257,500 in 2025.
BD11 had 11,241 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BD11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BD11, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.