Bradford property guide

West Yorkshire's second city and one of England's most affordable big markets.

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Bradford, West Yorkshire. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of May 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register. Trains reach Leeds in about 20 minutes.

Median sale price (12m)
£160,000
Sales registered (12m)
2,523
Open schools
411

About Bradford

Bradford's stone terraces climb from the city centre towards Heaton and Thornton, with Saltaire's World Heritage model village on the northern edge.

The 2025 UK City of Culture year brought new investment, and the district's young population keeps first-time-buyer demand high.

House prices in Bradford

The median sale price in Bradford over the last 12 months was £160,000, across 2,523 recorded transactions. That is 1.3% higher than the previous 12 months.

Terraced homes were the most-traded type in Bradford, accounting for 1,111 of the period's sales at a median of £127,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type Median price Sales
Detached £300,000 307
Semi-detached £187,000 920
Terraced £127,000 1,111
Flat £85,000 140
Other £250,000 45
See Bradford sold prices in detail

Schools in Bradford

Bradford has 411 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 284 primary, 52 secondary and 51 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Bradford centre

School Postcode Distance
Lightcliffe Academy HX3 8TL 1.7 km
Brighouse High School HD6 2NY 2.1 km
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy BD19 3AQ 2.6 km
Rastrick High School HD6 3XB 2.9 km
All Saints Catholic College HD2 2JT 4.4 km
See Bradford schools by phase

Crime in Bradford

In Bradford, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (37.3%), anti-social behaviour (10.3%) and public order (9.8%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category Share
Violence and sexual offences 37.3%
Anti-social behaviour 10.3%
Public order 9.8%
Criminal damage and arson 8.5%
Other theft 7.4%
See Bradford crime breakdown

Postcode districts in Bradford

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Bradford boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district Reports (12m)
93,043
BD10 93,043
BD11 93,043
BD12 93,043
BD13 93,043

Living near Bradford

Nearby towns include Leeds, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax and Keighley.

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  • Keighley

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Frequently asked questions about Bradford

The median sale price in Bradford over the last 12 months was £160,000, based on HM Land Registry data.
There are 411 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Bradford area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.
According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Bradford over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 93,043 recorded incidents.
Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.
The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

More Bradford property data

Bradford sold prices
Trends, recent sales, top streets
Crime in Bradford
By category and postcode district
Schools in Bradford
Primary, secondary and sixth-form

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