# BD16 1RJ: area report for a postcode in Bradford

BD16 1RJ is a postcode in Bradford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bradford. Open the map at BD16 1RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) › [BD16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd16) › [BD16 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd16-1)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Bradford 022E: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **Bingley, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **No property in BD16 1RJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bradford 022E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **£182,766 average price**: For the whole of Bradford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BD16 1RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at BD16 1RJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cottingley Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cottingley-village-primary-school-e148159) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dixons Cottingley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dixons-cottingley-academy-e146198) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hazelbeck Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazelbeck-special-school-e139977) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Beckfoot School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beckfoot-school-e139975) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Myrtle Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/myrtle-park-primary-e107437) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-all-saints-cofe-va-primary-school-e149673) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandy Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandy-lane-primary-school-e107219) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Belle Vue Girls' Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belle-vue-girls-academy-e138087) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £218,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £108,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £183,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: COTTINGLEY PHARMACY (300 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £182,766** (July 2026). Bradford’s average house price was £182,766 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,526** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bradford earned a median of £33,526 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 26th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Bradford costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.7** (2025). Bradford has a deprivation score of 36.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 12th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bradford 022E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). Bradford 022E has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,851st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bradford 022E was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,593** (2021). Bradford 022E had 1,593 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,455th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Bradford 022E, 99.2% 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.

## BD16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BD16 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,574** (2021). BD16 had 25,574 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,139th most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in BD16 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.2%** (January 2026). In BD16, 94.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)
- Centre: 53.8315, -1.8334

Council: [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Shipley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shipley): Anna Dixon (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.8334,53.8315,BD161RJ

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