# BD5 8LJ: area report for a postcode in Bradford

BD5 8LJ 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 BD5 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) › [BD5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5) › [BD5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Bradford 053B: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **Low Moor, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **No property in BD5 8LJ 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=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bradford 053B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **£182,766 average price**: For the whole of Bradford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BD5 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at BD5 8LJ**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ
- **14.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bradford Beacon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradford-beacon-school-e151879) | Special | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Newhall Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newhall-park-primary-school-e132185) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-and-nursery-e151462) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-aspire-alternative-provision-academy-e150425) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2020 | – |
| [Bowling Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowling-park-primary-school-e149232) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oastlers School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oastlers-school-e149519) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bradford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradford-academy-e135367) | All-through | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Fountain School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fountain-school-e134587) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £91,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| June 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £118,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2023 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| December 2025 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| July 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BOWLING HALL MED PRACTICE (810 m); ROOLEY LANE MED. CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (680 m); BIERLEY PHARMACY (810 m); COHENS CHEMIST (810 m); ROOLEY LANE PHARMACY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Bradford Superstore (730 m, Asda); Asda Ring Road Express Petrol (780 m, Asda)

## 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 053B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.1** (2025). Bradford 053B has a deprivation score of 47.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,910th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £141,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bradford 053B was £141,500 in 2025. Joint 1,958th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,934** (2021). Bradford 053B had 1,934 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,486th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Bradford 053B, 99.7% 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.

## BD5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £120,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BD5 was £120,000 in 2025. Joint 21st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,933** (2021). BD5 had 32,933 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 754th 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 BD5 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 BD5, 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: 53.7695, -1.7419

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=-1.7419,53.7695,BD58LJ

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