BD3 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD3 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
78.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD3 postcode district (Bradford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 571 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.6%.
Around 0% of premises in BD3 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 BD3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD3 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| BD3 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| BD3 0AD | 100% | 93% |
| BD3 0AE | 100% | 95.8% |
| BD3 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| BD3 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| BD3 0AH | 100% | 97.5% |
| BD3 0AJ | 100% | 67.6% |
| BD3 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| BD3 0AN | 100% | 94.9% |
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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 BD3
Police recorded 681 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 276 | 40.5% |
| Other theft | 61 | 9.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 | 8.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 51 | 7.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 48 | 7.0% |
| Public order | 40 | 5.9% |
| Shoplifting | 33 | 4.8% |
| Drugs | 32 | 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 BD3
Based on 144 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD3 is £105,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£105,000).
Semi-detached
£145,000
19 sales
Terraced
£100,000
109 sales
Flat / maisonette
£41,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in BD3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | £60,000 | Terraced | Boldshay Street | BD3 0AJ |
| 19 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Carrington Street | BD3 8AJ |
| 11 May 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached | Third Avenue | BD3 7JN |
| 8 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Curzon Road | BD3 9EH |
| 1 May 2026 | £93,000 | Terraced | Portsmouth Avenue | BD3 0JA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | Exmouth Place | BD3 0NA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Harrogate Street | BD3 0LE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced | Harrogate Street | BD3 0LG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £67,500 | Terraced | Mortimer Row | BD3 8LN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Bolton Road | BD3 0ND |
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 BD3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Bolling | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,633 | BD3 0DU |
| Laisterdyke Leadership Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 889 | BD3 8HE |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 796 | BD3 0LT |
| Killinghall Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 706 | BD3 7JF |
| Byron Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 641 | BD3 0AB |
| Lapage Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 634 | BD3 8QX |
| Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 520 | BD3 0QT |
| Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 495 | BD3 7AU |
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 BD3
290 rated food businesses operate in BD3. 144 hold the top rating of 5, 54 are rated 4, and 22 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A S Poultry, Akas Food Store, Akbars Restaurant, Aldi, Apna Khana.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in BD3
From a sample of 298 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 BD3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
20%
Band D
44%
Band E
25%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
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 BD3 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.