BD99 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BD99 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BD99
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
100%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the BD99 postcode district (Bradford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 2 postcodes Ofcom measures in BD99, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 100% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 50%.
Around 0% of premises in BD99 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 BD99
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BD99 2XE | 100% | 0% |
| BD99 4XB | 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 BD99
Police recorded 1,288 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BD99 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 481 | 37.3% |
| Public order | 122 | 9.5% |
| Drugs | 113 | 8.8% |
| Other theft | 91 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 89 | 6.9% |
| Shoplifting | 83 | 6.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 82 | 6.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 79 | 6.1% |
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).
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 BD99
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy Princeville | Primary | 2–11 | 392 | BD7 2AH |
| The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc | Not applicable | 9–18 | — | BD8 8EJ |
| University of Bradford | Not applicable | — | — | BD7 1DP |
| Bradford College | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | BD7 1AY |
| Dixons Manningham Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 368 | BD8 8HY |
| Atlas Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 186 | BD8 8DL |
| Copthorne Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 517 | BD7 3AY |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford | Secondary | 11–19 | 598 | BD8 9AR |
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 BD99
1 rated food businesses operate in BD99. 0 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
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.