28,330

Households

White Brit. · 58%

Ethnicity

Christian · 41%

Religion

High deprivation

Avg IMD

£159,856

Median property price

1,852

Postcodes

28,330

Households

White Brit. · 58%

Ethnicity

Christian · 41%

Religion

High deprivation

Avg IMD

£159,856

Median property price

1,852

Postcodes

28,330

Households

White Brit. · 58%

Ethnicity

Christian · 41%

Religion

High deprivation

Avg IMD

£159,856

Median property price

1,852

Postcodes

Sold prices in BL1

England & Wales

Property sales · BL1

HM Land Registry · BL1

Average price

£212,337

YoY: +3.3%

Median price: £159,856

View district BL1

Recent sale price trend

Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 23 sales · avg £282,742

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£283k£230k£176k

Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

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Overview of BL1

Coordinates53.5905, -2.4450

Postcodes

1,852

Population (Census)

71,377

Households (Census)

28,330

Demographics in BL1

Ethnicity

Total residents: 71,349

White Brit.58.0%

Indian14.4%

Pakistani12.0%

African3.9%

Other White3.0%

+ 2 other groups · 8.7%

Religion

Total residents: 71,372

Christian41.1%

Muslim28.2%

No religion23.0%

Not answered4.8%

Hindu2.2%

+ other · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 71,377

35–4920.0%

50–6418.0%

25–3413.5%

65–748.5%

10–158.3%

+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%

Households

Total households: 28,330

Other20.6%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%

Any member 66+12.2%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%

Lone parent family: With dependent children7.6%

+ 7 other households · 33.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for BL1

Area IMD profile

This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.

High deprivation

Mean decile 3.52 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).