BD17 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD17 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD17
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
89.8%
Gigabit-capable
88.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD17 postcode district (Bradford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 616 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.3%.
Around 0% of premises in BD17 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 BD17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD17 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| BD17 5AN | 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 BD17
Police recorded 197 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 83 | 42.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 | 15.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 27 | 13.7% |
| Burglary | 13 | 6.6% |
| Public order | 10 | 5.1% |
| Other theft | 7 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 6 | 3.0% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 3.0% |
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 BD17
Based on 271 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD17 is £252,000, down 3.1% on the previous year (£260,000).
Detached
£450,000
57 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
109 sales
Terraced
£195,000
61 sales
Flat / maisonette
£93,000
41 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Coniston Grove | BD17 5RR |
| 15 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Rylstone Road | BD17 5BQ |
| 12 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Perseverance Street | BD17 6LZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Woodcot Avenue | BD17 6AN |
| 6 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Bankfield Terrace | BD17 7HZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £357,000 | Semi-detached | Springfield Road | BD17 5LZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Cliffe Lane West | BD17 5QL |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £278,000 | Detached | St Aidans Road | BD17 6AJ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £575,000 | Detached | Dale Garth | BD17 5TF |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Oakroyd Terrace | BD17 7JB |
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 BD17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titus Salt School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,462 | BD17 5RH |
| Sandal Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 463 | BD17 5DH |
| Baildon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 428 | BD17 6TE |
| Hoyle Court Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 293 | BD17 6DN |
| Baildon Glen Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 128 | BD17 7LY |
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 BD17
113 rated food businesses operate in BD17. 83 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Argent Catering Services at Denso Marston, Aspens Services at Baildon Glen Primary School, B&M, Baildon C of E Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD17
From a sample of 137 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BD17 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
16%
Band D
65%
Band E
16%
Band F
1%
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 BD17 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.