# BD11

Postcode district covering Drighlington, Birkenshaw and Adwalton, in Leeds and Kirklees.

BD11 is a postcode district covering Drighlington, Birkenshaw and Adwalton, in Leeds and Kirklees. Median sale price £257,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code BD11. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [BD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BD11 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £257,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BD11 was £257,500 in 2025. 818th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 11,241** (2021). BD11 had 11,241 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 790th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BD11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In BD11, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BD11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in BD11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=BD11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 263 homes were sold in BD11 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BD11) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BD11.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BD11) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BD11 had 11,241 usual residents at the census.

## How BD11 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | BD11 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £257,500 | 4th most expensive | 24 postcode districts, BD · 2025 |
| Population | 11,241 | 4th least populated | 24 postcode districts, BD · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, BD · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.6% | joint highest | 24 postcode districts, BD · Jan 2026 |

## Is BD11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BD11 at a rate of 70.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across the BD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BD11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (263), other crime (139) and anti-social behaviour (138).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BD11 was 72.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in BD11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BD11 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in BD11

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kirklees 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011051) | 1,684 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Kirklees 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011056) | 1,680 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Kirklees 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011057) | 1,644 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
| [Kirklees 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/neighbourhood/e01011058) | 1,262 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 096B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011521) | 2,172 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| [Leeds 096D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011527) | 1,741 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Leeds 096E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011529) | 1,365 | 143.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Leeds South West and Morley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley): Mark Sewards (Labour), MP since July 2024. 51% of the people here.
- [Spen Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/spen-valley): Kim Leadbeater (Labour), MP since July 2024. 47% of the people here.
- [Bradford South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-south): Judith Cummins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in BD11

[Birkenshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees/birkenshaw), [Drighlington & Gildersome West](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/drighlington-and-gildersome-west)

## Postcode sectors in BD11

[BD11 1 (159 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11-1), [BD11 2 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11-2)

## Councils BD11 covers

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds), [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees)

## Towns in BD11

[Gomersal and Birkenshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gomersal-and-birkenshaw)

## Postcode districts next to BD11

[BD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd4), [BD12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd12), [BD19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd19), [LS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls27), [WF17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17)

## Nearest rail stations

[Morley (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5910,53.7499), [Cottingley (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5877,53.7678), [New Pudsey (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6808,53.8045), [Bramley (West Yorkshire) (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6372,53.8053)

## More in the BD postcode area

[All BD postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## BD11 in brief

BD11 is a postcode district covering Drighlington, Birkenshaw and Adwalton, in Leeds and Kirklees.
About 11,753 people lived in BD11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £257,500 in 2025 across 263 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BD11 was £257,500 in 2025.
BD11 had 11,241 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BD11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BD11, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BD11
- Postcode area: [BD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd)
- Constituency: [Leeds South West and Morley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Area: 9.21 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,753*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 35

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd4), [BD19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd19), [WF17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf17), [LS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls27), [BD12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd12)

## Latest updates for BD11

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/BD11

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd11