BD12 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD12 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.1%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD12 postcode district (Bradford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 602 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.9%.
Around 0% of premises in BD12 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 BD12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD12 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| BD12 0AP | 100% | 54.1% |
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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 BD12
Police recorded 171 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 72 | 42.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 23 | 13.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 | 8.2% |
| Other theft | 14 | 8.2% |
| Other crime | 12 | 7.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 5.8% |
| Burglary | 8 | 4.7% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 2.9% |
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 BD12
Based on 257 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD12 is £165,000, up 3.1% on the previous year (£160,000).
Detached
£295,000
25 sales
Semi-detached
£195,000
110 sales
Terraced
£135,000
108 sales
Flat / maisonette
£56,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £575,000 | Detached | Rooks Close | BD12 9LR |
| 15 May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached | Belmont Avenue | BD12 0PD |
| 15 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Woodrow Drive | BD12 0JT |
| 8 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Wyke Crescent | BD12 9AY |
| 8 May 2026 | £45,000 | Flat | Wykelea Close | BD12 9QP |
| 5 May 2026 | £293,500 | Semi-detached | St Marks Avenue | BD12 0TY |
| 1 May 2026 | £158,000 | Semi-detached | Mistral Close | BD12 9BQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Balme Street | BD12 9RA |
| 1 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Frogmoor Avenue | BD12 7AF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £107,000 | Terraced | Worthing Head Road | BD12 9PN |
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 BD12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Academy | All-through | 3–16 | 1,207 | BD12 8AL |
| Low Moor CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 395 | BD12 0NN |
| Hill Top CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 215 | BD12 0TL |
| Worthinghead Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 203 | BD12 9EL |
| Shirley Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 168 | BD12 8SA |
| Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 106 | BD12 7EZ |
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 BD12
105 rated food businesses operate in BD12. 66 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Leadbeater Transport, AISC Bradford, Aldersgate Methodist Church, Asda, Aspens Services at Appleton Academy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD12
From a sample of 143 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BD12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
19%
Band D
50%
Band E
25%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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
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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.