# BD4 8QJ: area report for a postcode in Bradford

BD4 8QJ 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 BD4 8QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) › [BD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd4) › [BD4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 39% on July. Bradford 046A: 165 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **Bradford Interchange, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **No property in BD4 8QJ 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=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bradford 046A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **£182,766 average price**: For the whole of Bradford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BD4 8QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BD4 8QJ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lower Fields Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lower-fields-primary-academy-e146584) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bradford Forster Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradford-forster-academy-e140429) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Meadow Bank Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-bank-community-school-e150872) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2023, before the school changed | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bradford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradford-academy-e135367) | All-through | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-uloom-dawatul-imaan-e134140) | Independent | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oastlers School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oastlers-school-e149519) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Knowleswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowleswood-primary-school-e149586) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 20% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Co-op Academy Penny Oaks](https://openindex.co.uk/school/co-op-academy-penny-oaks-e149643) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022, before the school changed | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £123,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £118,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2024 | £35,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| January 2026 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| August 2024 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| December 2024 | £39,995 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: THE CARE PHARMACY (280 m); QUILLIAM CARE LTD (440 m); BROOKLANDS PHARMACY (570 m); BLACKSTONE PHARMACY (740 m); HOLMEWOOD PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: WAKEFIELD ROAD SURGERY (630 m); LISTER AVENUE DENTAL PRACTICE (720 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 046A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.8** (2025). Bradford 046A has a deprivation score of 53.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,750th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £123,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bradford 046A was £123,000 in 2025. Joint 988th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,616** (2021). Bradford 046A had 1,616 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,328th 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Bradford 046A, 98.7% 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.

## BD4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £142,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BD4 was £142,000 in 2025. Joint 85th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,334** (2021). BD4 had 32,334 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 789th 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 BD4 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In BD4, 97.3% 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: 53.7835, -1.7237

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

## Your MP

- [Bradford East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-east): Imran Hussain (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=-1.7237,53.7835,BD48QJ

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