BD21 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD21 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD21
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.6%
Gigabit-capable
86.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD21 postcode district (Bradford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 925 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.8%.
Around 0% of premises in BD21 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 BD21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD21 1AA | 100% | 50% |
| BD21 1AD | 100% | 89.5% |
| BD21 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| BD21 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| BD21 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| BD21 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| BD21 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| BD21 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| BD21 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| BD21 1AR | 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 BD21
Police recorded 475 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 198 | 41.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 | 9.5% |
| Shoplifting | 45 | 9.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 42 | 8.8% |
| Public order | 41 | 8.6% |
| Other theft | 31 | 6.5% |
| Drugs | 17 | 3.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 3.6% |
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 BD21
Based on 214 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD21 is £120,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£120,000).
Detached
£249,995
14 sales
Semi-detached
£151,500
58 sales
Terraced
£105,000
131 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £52,000 | Terraced | Devonshire Street | BD21 2NH |
| 22 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Kendal Street | BD21 4PS |
| 20 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Ward Street | BD21 1JE |
| 15 May 2026 | £178,000 | Semi-detached | Whin Knoll Avenue | BD21 2HX |
| 15 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Strong Close Way | BD21 4JS |
| 15 May 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Cherry Tree Rise | BD21 4RY |
| 15 May 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | High Spring Road | BD21 4TF |
| 15 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Parkwood Street | BD21 4QH |
| 11 May 2026 | £80,000 | Other | South Street | BD21 1AD |
| 1 May 2026 | £117,000 | Terraced | Rawling Street | BD21 1AU |
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 BD21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 464 | BD21 3JL |
| Ingrow Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 369 | BD21 1BW |
| Holycroft Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 336 | BD21 1JF |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 327 | BD21 1AR |
| Victoria Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 323 | BD21 2RD |
| Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 313 | BD21 2ND |
| Long Lee Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 310 | BD21 4RU |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 249 | BD21 3AD |
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 BD21
316 rated food businesses operate in BD21. 188 hold the top rating of 5, 64 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 50's Grill & Diner, Adams Cafe, Adams Market Pantry, Admiral Casino, Admiral Casino.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD21
From a sample of 267 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 BD21 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 7% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
7%
Band D
39%
Band E
43%
Band F
7%
Band G
4%
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.