Area guide

Living in BD97, Bradford

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BD97 in Bradford. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Bradford: £182,766, up 2.5% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.

Check sold prices for a specific address in BD97 →
See where BD97 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →

Council tax at Band D in Bradford: £2,361 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare BD97 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BD97 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BD97

109 recorded home sales on the streets around central BD97 in the last 2 years, with a median of £285,000 and a range from £85,000 to £750,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
7 Farfield Road, BD18 4QP Semi-detached £425,000 28 Jul 2026
68 Shay Lane, BD9 6SQ Detached £720,000 10 Jul 2026
35 Nab Wood Drive, BD18 4EL Semi-detached £307,500 12 Jun 2026
121 Avondale Road, BD18 4QZ Detached £390,000 5 Jun 2026
Flat 3 Peploe House, 6 Nab Lane, BD18 4EH Flat or maisonette £102,000 5 Jun 2026
4 Nab Wood Rise, BD18 4JA Semi-detached £230,000 29 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

71 schools within 3 miles , of which 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Secondary Outstanding 2.2 mi away no figure
Dixons Kings Academy Secondary Outstanding 2.7 mi away no figure
Saltaire Primary School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
Wycliffe CofE Primary School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Shipley CofE Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
Dixons Cottingley Academy Secondary Good 0.8 mi away no figure

44 state primary and 13 state secondary schools within range, plus 5 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for BD97 →

Private schools

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School, Bradford Christian School, Bradford Grammar School, Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School, Lady Lane Park School & Nursery.

All 5 fee-paying schools near BD97, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: University of Bradford.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations32.7%
Associate professional and technical17.2%
Managers, directors and senior officials11.4%
Administrative and secretarial10.8%
Caring, leisure and other service8.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How BD97 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 11.9 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BD97 (E01010790, 1,605 residents in 2021, up 8.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 11.9 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 91.8% 88.2% -3.6 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 6.7% 9.3% +2.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 0.5% 1.3% +0.8 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 16.0% 19.9% +3.9 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 24.8% 21.8% -3.0 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 38.2% 47.5% +9.3 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 10.0% 11.2% +1.2 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 84.2% 87.7% +3.5 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 83.0% 71.1% -11.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

237 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BD97 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Bradford's figures.

Buses from the centre of BD97

Best-served stop: Ashfield Road Ivy Rd, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BD97 is Ashfield Road Ivy Rd: 1.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:54, last 18:21. Routes there: 678. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of BD97. The nearest, Affinity Care, has 58,658 registered patients and 4,460 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Affinity Care0.7 mi58,6584,460
Leylands Lane Medical Practice1.1 mi18,4381,885
Frizinghall Medical Centre1.2 mi3,2543,698

Nearest A&E: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where 62.3% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust at 62.6%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Bradford pays £2,361 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Bradford, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Bradford, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,796+5.2%
2022-23£1,857+3.4%
2023-24£1,956+5.3%
2024-25£2,055+5.1%
2025-26£2,246+9.3%
2026-27£2,361+5.1%

Exceptional Financial Support. Bradford was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£78.0m), 2025-26 (£113.0m), 2024-25 (£120m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about BD97

What is the average house price in BD97?

The average sold price in Bradford is £182,766 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in BD97?

Prices in Bradford are up 2.5% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in BD97?

The median of 109 recorded sales around central BD97 in the last 2 years is £285,000, ranging from £85,000 to £750,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BD97?

71 schools sit within 3 miles of central BD97, and 80% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BD97?

237 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BD97 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BD97 at risk of flooding?

Central BD97 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is BD97 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 80% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £285,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 237 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BD97 safe?

237 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BD97 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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