# BD5

Postcode district covering Bradford, West Bowling and Holme, in Bradford.

BD5 is a postcode district covering Bradford, West Bowling and Holme, in Bradford. Median sale price £120,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 166.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code BD5. 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 BD5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=BD5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in BD5 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=BD5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 183 homes were sold in BD5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=BD5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for BD5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=BD5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): BD5 had 32,933 usual residents at the census.

## How BD5 compares

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

| Measure | BD5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £120,000 | 3rd cheapest | 24 postcode districts, BD · 2025 |
| Population | 32,933 | 5th most 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 | 97.3% | joint 7th highest | 24 postcode districts, BD · Jan 2026 |

## Is BD5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BD5 at a rate of 166.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 124.6 per 1,000 people across the BD postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 474 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BD5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,419), other crime (1,204) and criminal damage and arson (480).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BD5 was 175.3 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 BD5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BD5 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in BD5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bradford 045C](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010730) | 1,278 | 927.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.4% |
| [Bradford 048A](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010731) | 1,615 | 278.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.3% |
| [Bradford 048B](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010732) | 1,613 | 192.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.0% |
| [Bradford 048C](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010733) | 1,668 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.3% |
| [Bradford 048D](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010736) | 2,057 | 125.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Bradford 048E](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010737) | 1,680 | 156.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Bradford 051A](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010735) | 1,874 | 150.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bradford 051B](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010738) | 2,065 | 123.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Bradford 051C](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010739) | 2,075 | 151.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Bradford 051D](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010740) | 1,920 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bradford 051E](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010744) | 1,843 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bradford 053B](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010616) | 1,934 | 99.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Bradford 053C](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010742) | 2,094 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Bradford 053D](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010743) | 1,675 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Bradford 054C](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010852) | 1,957 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Bradford 056A](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010745) | 1,899 | 204.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Bradford 056B](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/neighbourhood/e01010747) | 1,606 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |

## Your MP

- [Bradford East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-east): Imran Hussain (Labour), MP since July 2024. 65% of the people here.
- [Bradford South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-south): Judith Cummins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 18% of the people here.
- [Bradford West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-west): Naz Shah (Labour), MP since July 2024. 17% 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 BD5

[Bankfoot](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/bankfoot), [Bowling Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/bowling-park), [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/canterbury), [Holme Top](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-top)

## Postcode sectors in BD5

[BD5 0 (158 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5-0), [BD5 5 (17 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5-5), [BD5 7 (117 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5-7), [BD5 8 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5-8), [BD5 9 (156 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5-9)

## Council

[Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

## Towns in BD5

[Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bradford)

## Postcode districts next to BD5

[BD1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd1), [BD4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd4), [BD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd6), [BD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bradford Interchange (1.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7496,53.7911), [Bradford Forster Square (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7530,53.7969), [Low Moor (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7534,53.7499), [Frizinghall (4.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.7690,53.8204)

## 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)

## BD5 in brief

BD5 is a postcode district covering Bradford, West Bowling and Holme, in Bradford.
About 33,387 people lived in BD5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £120,000 in 2025 across 183 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 166.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BD5 was £120,000 in 2025.
BD5 had 32,933 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in BD5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In BD5, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: BD5
- Postcode area: [BD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd)
- Constituency: [Bradford East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-east)
- Council: [Bradford †](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)
- Area: 5.69 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,387*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 85

* 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), [BD6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd6), [BD7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd7), [BD1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd1)

## Latest updates for BD5

- 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/BD5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bd5#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/bd5