BD20 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD20 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD20
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.8%
Gigabit-capable
80.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the BD20 postcode district (Bradford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,356 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.2%.
Around 0.1% of premises in BD20 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 BD20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD20 0AB | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| BD20 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| BD20 0AF | 100% | 20% |
| BD20 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| BD20 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| BD20 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BD20 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BD20 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| BD20 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| BD20 0AQ | 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 BD20
Police recorded 56 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 42 | 75.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 7.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 5.4% |
| Burglary | 2 | 3.6% |
| Public order | 2 | 3.6% |
| Other theft | 1 | 1.8% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1.8% |
| Other crime | 1 | 1.8% |
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 BD20
Based on 521 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD20 is £240,000, up 2.1% on the previous year (£235,000).
Detached
£370,000
105 sales
Semi-detached
£255,000
181 sales
Terraced
£187,750
192 sales
Flat / maisonette
£133,000
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £375,500 | Detached | Woodville Road | BD20 6JB |
| 18 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | North Street | BD20 8AQ |
| 18 May 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced | Bolton Road | BD20 0JT |
| 15 May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Craven Drive | BD20 0HQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £373,000 | Detached | Paslew Court | BD20 5RW |
| 13 May 2026 | £111,900 | Semi-detached | Aire View Drive | BD20 5NN |
| 8 May 2026 | £222,000 | Semi-detached | Black Abbey Lane | BD20 8RX |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Airedale View | BD20 7DJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £227,500 | Terraced | Airedale Mews | BD20 0AE |
| 8 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Sun Street | BD20 8UR |
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 BD20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Craven School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,936 | BD20 7RL |
| Carlton Keighley | Secondary | 11–16 | 809 | BD20 6EB |
| Silsden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 634 | BD20 0JJ |
| The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 630 | BD20 6LH |
| Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 440 | BD20 5AB |
| Glusburn Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 381 | BD20 8PJ |
| Steeton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 258 | BD20 6NN |
| Beechcliffe Special School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 247 | BD20 6ED |
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 BD20
182 rated food businesses operate in BD20. 132 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 22 The Square, 3 A's Petroleum, Acorn Stairlifts, AGH Solutions at Airedale General Hospital, Aire View Stores.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD20
From a sample of 111 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 BD20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
16%
Band D
50%
Band E
23%
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 BD20 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.