Is Bradford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bradford, from official data · 28 postcode districts · 14,888 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bradford, from official data · 28 postcode districts · 14,888 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Bradford sold for £182,766 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. Across Bradford, police record 128 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Bradford, the nearest primary school is Beckfoot Heaton Primary, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Belle Vue Girls' Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Leylands Lane Medical Practice, 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk.
Saltaire station is 1.3 mi away; the nearest park, Shay Grange Crematorium, is 110 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Bradford, police record 128 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Bradford sold for £182,766 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £327,395, semi-detached £203,605, terraced £153,556, flats £108,466. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Beckfoot Heaton Primary, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Belle Vue Girls' Academy, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Saltaire is 1.3 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £47,771 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.