Bradford

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
546,412
Households
209,865
Crimes · Aug '26
6,289

Estimated population, mid-2025: 557,758 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

209,865
Households
White Brit. · 57%
Ethnicity
Christian · 33%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
6,289
Crimes · Aug '26
£190,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 5,278 sales
£745
Average rent, August 2026
14,890
Postcodes

Sold prices in Bradford

England & Wales
Property sales · Bradford
HM Land Registry · Bradford
Average price
£230,602
Median price: £190,000
Median +2.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,278 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 118 sales · avg £223,911
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£256k£234k£213k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Bradford

England & Wales
Crime trends · Bradford

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2,296
YoY —
2,9821,4910
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
828
YoY —
8284140
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
364
YoY —
3641820
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
327
YoY —
3751880
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
497
YoY —
5582790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
476
YoY —
5712860
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Shoplifting
385
YoY —
4052030
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
363
YoY —
4532270
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Drugs
337
YoY —
3371690
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Crime
197
YoY —
2331170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Robbery
98
YoY —
98490
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Possession Of Weapons
52
YoY —
52260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Theft From The Person
41
YoY —
65330
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Bicycle Theft
28
YoY —
35180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

6,289
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Bradford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 546,412
White Brit.56.7%
Pakistani25.5%
Other White3.6%
Indian2.6%
Bangladeshi2.3%
+ 4 other groups · 9.3%

Religion

Total residents: 546,412
Christian33.4%
Muslim30.5%
No religion28.2%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 546,412
35–4919.7%
50–6417.4%
25–3413.3%
10–159.0%
65–748.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.1%

Households

Total households: 209,865
One person: other18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
One person: aged 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
+ 9 other households · 34.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bradford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 3.92 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.92 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Bradford

2% of postcodes (371 of 14890) are in Flood Zone 3 and 2% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3371 (2%)
  • Zone 2249 (2%)
  • Zone 114,270 (96%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Bradford

Saltaire is a 26-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.1 km

  • Saltaire

    Rail

    2.1 km
  • Frizinghall

    Rail

    2.5 km
  • Shipley

    Rail

    2.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Bradford

GPs make up most of the mapped places

65 GPs · 26 Libraries · 15 Museums · 120 in all

  • GPs65
  • Libraries26
  • Museums15
  • Hospitals12
  • Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Bradford

Average rent, August 2026

£745/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£549
1 bed
£675
2 bed
£808
3 bed
£1,108
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Bradford.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

This does not guarantee you will get a place.

Apply for a primary place via Bradford

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Admission appeals in Bradford

Appeals lodged

995

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
135 · 1.8% of admissions
Lodged
81 · 1.1% of admissions
Heard
18 · 22.2% of those heard
Successful

7,418 admissions

Infant
91 · 1.3% of admissions
Lodged
50 · 0.7% of admissions
Heard
5 · 10.0% of those heard
Successful

6,750 admissions

Secondary
860 · 10.7% of admissions
Lodged
707 · 8.8% of admissions
Heard
78 · 11.0% of those heard
Successful

8,074 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Schools in Bradford

Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in BradfordFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Bradford

Coordinates53.8227, -1.8072
Postcodes
14,890
Census 2021
546,412

Estimated population, mid-2025: 557,758 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
209,865
Recorded crime · Aug '26
6,289

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