BD18 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD18 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD18
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.1%
Gigabit-capable
92.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD18 postcode district (Bradford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 705 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 92.8%.
Around 0% of premises in BD18 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 BD18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD18 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| BD18 1AN | 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 BD18
Police recorded 384 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 150 | 39.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 | 13.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 37 | 9.6% |
| Public order | 33 | 8.6% |
| Burglary | 24 | 6.3% |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 5.7% |
| Other theft | 19 | 4.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 3.9% |
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 BD18
Based on 317 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD18 is £195,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£195,000).
Detached
£365,000
28 sales
Semi-detached
£195,000
138 sales
Terraced
£190,000
121 sales
Flat / maisonette
£118,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £104,000 | Flat | Wycliffe Gardens | BD18 3NJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Low Ash Avenue | BD18 1JJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Selborne Terrace | BD18 3BZ |
| 8 May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Lindisfarne Road | BD18 4RD |
| 8 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Clifton Place | BD18 2AB |
| 8 May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Norwood Road | BD18 2AZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Nab Wood Rise | BD18 4JA |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Queens Court | BD18 4SF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £167,000 | Semi-detached | Thornhill Drive | BD18 1BA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £226,500 | Terraced | Cross Banks | BD18 3RW |
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 BD18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Ash Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 478 | BD18 1AA |
| Saltaire Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | BD18 4NR |
| Wycliffe CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 318 | BD18 3HZ |
| High Crags Primary Leadership Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 311 | BD18 2ES |
| St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 225 | BD18 4RL |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 213 | BD18 2PT |
| Christ Church Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 161 | BD18 2NT |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 108 | BD18 1HD |
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 BD18
220 rated food businesses operate in BD18. 154 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aagrah Restaurant, Abbey Lodge Hotel, Adams News, Alma Hotel (Bar Only), Are Jay Bargie Canal Boat Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD18
From a sample of 229 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BD18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
20%
Band D
45%
Band E
24%
Band F
8%
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 BD18 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.