BD8 postcode area guide — Bradford

Where is BD8?

Broadband & internet speeds in BD8

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the BD8 postcode district (Bradford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 627 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.4%.

Around 0% of premises in BD8 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 BD8

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Mobile signal around Bradford

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bradford district (236,152 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BD8

Police recorded 718 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 BD8

Based on 121 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BD8 is £135,500, up 17.8% on the previous year (£115,000).

Latest recorded sales in BD8

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BD8

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 BD8

271 rated food businesses operate in BD8. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Adaab Food Super Market, Adam Halal Meat and Poultry, African & African Caribbean Wellbeing Cafe, Al Madina Butchers, Ali Go Local.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BD8

From a sample of 262 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 BD8 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 BD8 typically use:

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What's it like living in BD8?

Postcodes in BD8

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.