BD16 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD16 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.2%
Gigabit-capable
78.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD16 postcode district (Bradford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 807 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.1%.
Around 0% of premises in BD16 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 BD16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD16 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BD16 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BD16 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BD16 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| BD16 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BD16 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BD16 1AJ | 90.9% | 81.8% |
| BD16 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| BD16 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| BD16 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
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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 BD16
Police recorded 127 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 46 | 36.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 | 18.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 8.7% |
| Shoplifting | 9 | 7.1% |
| Drugs | 7 | 5.5% |
| Other theft | 7 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 5.5% |
| Public order | 6 | 4.7% |
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 BD16
Based on 351 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD16 is £220,000, up 4.3% on the previous year (£211,000).
Detached
£420,000
60 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
128 sales
Terraced
£190,000
111 sales
Flat / maisonette
£122,000
45 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £308,000 | Semi-detached | Priory Grove | BD16 4HT |
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Stanley Court | BD16 4FF |
| 13 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Hazelmere Avenue | BD16 1LY |
| 8 May 2026 | £170,237 | Terraced | Norfolk Street | BD16 4JY |
| 6 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Heaton Crescent | BD16 3DP |
| 6 May 2026 | £262,000 | Detached | Hall Bank Drive | BD16 4BZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £522,000 | Semi-detached | Hazel Beck | BD16 1LZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £218,000 | Semi-detached | Hope Hill View | BD16 1RJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £178,000 | Flat | The Locks | BD16 4BG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £267,500 | Semi-detached | Timble Drive | BD16 3PQ |
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 BD16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingley Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,985 | BD16 2RS |
| Beckfoot School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,592 | BD16 1EE |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 861 | BD16 1TZ |
| Eldwick Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 517 | BD16 3LE |
| Crossflatts Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 476 | BD16 2EP |
| Cottingley Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 448 | BD16 1SY |
| Myrtle Park Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 216 | BD16 1HB |
| Harden Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 212 | BD16 1LJ |
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 BD16
179 rated food businesses operate in BD16. 128 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 99 & Main, A K Mega Deals, Abbeyfield the Dales, Abs Fast Food, Acorns in Eldwick.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD16
From a sample of 145 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BD16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
37%
Band D
37%
Band E
15%
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
Landlines around BD16 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.