LS21 postcode area guide — Bradford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LS21 postcode district in Bradford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LS21
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.3%
Gigabit-capable
71.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the LS21 postcode district (Bradford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 628 postcodes Ofcom measures in LS21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.4%.
Around 0.2% of premises in LS21 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 LS21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LS21 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AG | 100% | 55% |
| LS21 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| LS21 1AP | 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 LS21
Police recorded 69 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LS21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 25 | 36.2% |
| Public order | 8 | 11.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 10.1% |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 10.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 8.7% |
| Burglary | 6 | 8.7% |
| Other theft | 3 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 4.3% |
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 LS21
Based on 201 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LS21 is £310,000, up 7.8% on the previous year (£287,500).
Detached
£470,000
38 sales
Semi-detached
£312,000
65 sales
Terraced
£270,000
78 sales
Flat / maisonette
£157,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in LS21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £192,500 | Terraced | St Wilfrids Terrace | LS21 1NA |
| 15 May 2026 | £470,000 | Detached | Burras Lane | LS21 3ES |
| 7 May 2026 | £290,000 | Flat | Mill Way | LS21 1FU |
| 5 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Saville Court | LS21 3HG |
| 1 May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Milner Bank | LS21 3NE |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £800,000 | Other | LS21 2QP | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | The Crescent | LS21 2AP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £428,500 | Semi-detached | Mill Croft Estate | LS21 1LT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Ilkley Road | LS21 3LP |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Newall Carr Road | LS21 2AU |
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 LS21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,641 | LS21 2BB |
| Westgate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 226 | LS21 3JS |
| Otley All Saints CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 212 | LS21 1DF |
| Ashfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 212 | LS21 2DF |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley | Primary | 4–11 | 187 | LS21 3AP |
| Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 168 | LS21 1LG |
| Askwith Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 105 | LS21 2HX |
| Otley the Whartons Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | — | LS21 2BS |
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 LS21
176 rated food businesses operate in LS21. 105 hold the top rating of 5, 44 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asda (Otley), Askwith County Primary School, Bargain Booze, Best Kebab, Black Horse.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LS21
From a sample of 149 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LS21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 19% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
18%
Band D
42%
Band E
27%
Band F
8%
Band G
3%
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 LS21 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.