City Profile • Local Authority

Bradford

Bradford is a local authority district comprising 21 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £194k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.9% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (127 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

552,644
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

21 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Bradford authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English56.7%
Pakistani25.5%
White: Other White3.6%
Indian2.6%
Bangladeshi2.3%
Any other ethnic group1.5%

Age Profile

10-14 years7.6%
5-9 years7.2%
35-39 years7.0%
30-34 years7.0%
15-19 years6.9%
0-4 years6.6%

Top Occupations

Professional17.1%
Elementary occupations12.0%
Associate professional11.5%
Caring and leisure10.7%
Skilled trades10.4%
Managers and directors10.0%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright31.9%
Owned: Mortgage29.9%
Private rented: Landlord20.3%
Social rented: Other9.0%
Social rented: Council5.6%
Private rented: Other2.6%

Area DNA

health8/10
safety1/10
transit9/10
investment7/10