BD3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bradford, Pollard Park and Barkerend, in Bradford.
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 BD3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 66% of people in BD3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BD3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BD3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BD3 at a rate of 128.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across the BD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 458 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BD3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,059), other crime (938) and anti-social behaviour (451).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BD3 was 140.9 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.
Deprivation in BD3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BD3 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 16 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BD3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford 035B | 1,694 | 135.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.9% |
| Bradford 035C | 2,429 | 140.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.1% |
| Bradford 035D | 2,196 | 131.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
| Bradford 038A | 1,805 | 119.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.5% |
| Bradford 038B | 2,216 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Bradford 038C | 1,847 | 163.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Bradford 038D | 2,144 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bradford 038E | 1,662 | 226.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.0% |
| Bradford 042A | 2,011 | 140.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bradford 042B | 2,336 | 60.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bradford 042C | 2,626 | 133.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Bradford 042D | 1,699 | 142.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Bradford 042E | 2,170 | 90.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bradford 045A | 1,739 | 168.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| Bradford 064B | 1,715 | 170.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.8% |
| Bradford 064C | 2,147 | 106.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.7% |
| Bradford 064E | 2,043 | 166.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.2% |
MPs for BD3
- Imran HussainLabourMP for Bradford East96% of BD3’s postcodes
- Rachel ReevesLabourMP for Leeds West and Pudsey4.3% of BD3’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 BD34
Postcode sectors in BD34
Council1
Towns in BD31
Postcode districts next to BD34
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BD postcode area2
BD3 in brief
BD3 is a postcode district covering Bradford, Pollard Park and Barkerend, in Bradford.
About 37,366 people lived in BD3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £105,000 in 2025 across 169 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 128.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BD3 was £105,000 in 2025.
BD3 had 35,525 usual residents at the census.
About 66% of people in BD3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BD3, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.