BD5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bradford, West Bowling and Holme, 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 BD5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in BD5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How BD5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BD5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BD5 at a rate of 166.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across the BD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 474 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BD5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,419), other crime (1,204) and criminal damage and arson (480).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BD5 was 175.3 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 BD5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BD5 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BD5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford 045C | 1,278 | 927.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.4% |
| Bradford 048A | 1,615 | 278.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.3% |
| Bradford 048B | 1,613 | 192.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.0% |
| Bradford 048C | 1,668 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.3% |
| Bradford 048D | 2,057 | 125.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Bradford 048E | 1,680 | 156.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Bradford 051A | 1,874 | 150.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bradford 051B | 2,065 | 123.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Bradford 051C | 2,075 | 151.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Bradford 051D | 1,920 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Bradford 051E | 1,843 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bradford 053B | 1,934 | 99.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Bradford 053C | 2,094 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Bradford 053D | 1,675 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Bradford 054C | 1,957 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Bradford 056A | 1,899 | 204.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Bradford 056B | 1,606 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
MPs for BD5
- Imran HussainLabourMP for Bradford East65% of BD5’s postcodes
- Judith CumminsLabourMP for Bradford South18% of BD5’s postcodes
- Naz ShahLabourMP for Bradford West17% of BD5’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 BD54
Postcode sectors in BD55
Council1
Towns in BD51
Postcode districts next to BD54
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BD postcode area2
BD5 in brief
BD5 is a postcode district covering Bradford, West Bowling and Holme, in Bradford.
About 33,387 people lived in BD5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £120,000 in 2025 across 183 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 166.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BD5 was £120,000 in 2025.
BD5 had 32,933 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BD5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BD5, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.