BD1 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD1 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.1%
Gigabit-capable
67.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD1 postcode district (Bradford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 366 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.1%.
Around 0% of premises in BD1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BD1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD1 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| BD1 1AG | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| BD1 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| BD1 1BL | 0% | 0% |
| BD1 1EE | 100% | 100% |
| BD1 1EG | 0% | 0% |
| BD1 1EJ | 75% | 75% |
| BD1 1EY | 0% | 0% |
| BD1 1EZ | 0% | 0% |
| BD1 1HA | 20% | 20% |
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Mobile signal around Bradford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bradford district (236,152 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
92.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BD1
Police recorded 1,214 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 445 | 36.7% |
| Drugs | 109 | 9.0% |
| Public order | 107 | 8.8% |
| Other theft | 99 | 8.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 80 | 6.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 | 6.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 78 | 6.4% |
| Shoplifting | 74 | 6.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in BD1
Based on 69 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD1 is £95,000, up 26.7% on the previous year (£75,000).
Flat / maisonette
£82,000
52 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £39,000 | Flat | Rawson Road | BD1 3SA |
| 15 May 2026 | £50,000 | Flat | Leeds Road | BD1 5AE |
| 13 May 2026 | £35,000 | Flat | George Street | BD1 5AA |
| 6 May 2026 | £56,000 | Flat | Broad Street | BD1 4QQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £42,500 | Flat | Grattan Road | BD1 2NH |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £40,500 | Flat | Scoresby Street | BD1 5EN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Flat (new build) | Well Street | BD1 5PS |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Flat (new build) | Well Street | BD1 5PS |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £129,000 | Flat | Vicar Lane | BD1 5BN |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Vicar Lane | BD1 5BN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bradford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bradford district (546,410 residents, 209,867 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.9% |
| 15–29 | 24.8% |
| 30–44 | 19.7% |
| 45–64 | 17.4% |
| 65+ | 15.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 61.7% |
| Private rented | 23.1% |
| Social rented | 9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around BD1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bradford | Not applicable | — | — | BD7 1DP |
| Bradford College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | BD7 1AY |
| The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc | Not applicable | 9–18 | — | BD8 8EJ |
| New College Bradford | 16 plus | 16–19 | 0 | BD5 0DX |
| Green Lane Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 518 | BD8 8HT |
| Abbey Green Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 97 | BD8 8HT |
| Dixons Manningham Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 368 | BD8 8HY |
| Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 329 | BD5 0HD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in BD1
340 rated food businesses operate in BD1. 201 hold the top rating of 5, 53 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adams Cafe, Admiral, Admiral, Afro Global Essentials, Ahmed Shawarma.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD1
From a sample of 46 Energy Performance Certificates across 3 BD1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
35%
Band D
39%
Band E
9%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bradford
Landlines around BD1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.