Area guide

Living in BD99, Bradford

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BD99 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 BD99 →
See where BD99 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 BD99 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BD99 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BD99

71 recorded home sales on the streets around central BD99 in the last 2 years, with a median of £60,625 and a range from £13,500 to £300,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
9 St Michaels Road, BD8 8HE Terraced £125,000 6 Mar 2026
72 Haria House Longside Lane, BD7 1SA Flat or maisonette £68,500 25 Feb 2026
141 Richmond Road, BD7 1DL Detached £300,000 30 Jan 2026
Flat 717 Colonnade House, 201 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2BE Flat or maisonette £50,000 18 Nov 2025
Flat 418 Colonnade House, 201 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2BD Flat or maisonette £130,000 30 Oct 2025
Flat 418 Colonnade House, 201 Sunbridge Road, BD1 2BD Flat or maisonette £60,625 30 Oct 2025
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

111 schools within 3 miles , of which 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Secondary Outstanding 0.6 mi away no figure
Dixons Music Primary Primary Outstanding 0.7 mi away no figure
Dixons Kings Academy Secondary Outstanding 0.8 mi away no figure
Carlton Bolling Secondary Outstanding 1.3 mi away no figure
Co-op Academy Princeville Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Dixons Manningham Academy Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure

71 state primary and 18 state secondary schools within range, plus 9 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for BD99 →

Private schools

9 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School, Bradford Christian School, Bradford Grammar School, Crystal Gardens Primary School, Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan, Eden Springs Girls Secondary and others.

All 9 fee-paying schools near BD99, 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
Elementary occupations21.8%
Process, plant and machine operatives14.7%
Professional occupations12.8%
Sales and customer service12.1%
Caring, leisure and other service10.4%

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

How BD99 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: private renting, up 14.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BD99 (E01010833, 1,739 residents in 2021, up 4.6% 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: private renting, up 14.7 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 35.8% 28.1% -7.7 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 33.7% 48.4% +14.7 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 27.3% 23.4% -3.9 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 25.6% 22.5% -3.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 8.1% 7.9% -0.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 17.6% 21.2% +3.6 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 45.6% 43.7% -1.9 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 77.5% 78.1% +0.6 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 21.0% 20.3% -0.7 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

1,301 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BD99 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 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Bradford's figures.

Buses from the centre of BD99

Best-served stop: Jowett Street, with 7.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BD99 is Jowett Street: 7.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.8 in the evening and 3.9 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:34, last 22:09. Routes there: 607, 67, 615, 619, 616. 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 BD99. The nearest, Bilton Medical Centre, has 5,531 registered patients.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Bilton Medical Centre0.2 mi5,531Not given
Park Grange Medical Centre0.5 mi3,9751,988
Clarendon Medical Centre0.6 mi10,04911,175

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 BD99

What is the average house price in BD99?

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 BD99?

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

What do houses actually sell for in BD99?

The median of 71 recorded sales around central BD99 in the last 2 years is £60,625, ranging from £13,500 to £300,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BD99?

111 schools sit within 3 miles of central BD99, and 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BD99?

1,301 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BD99 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BD99 at risk of flooding?

Central BD99 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 BD99 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 82% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £60,625; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 1,301 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BD99 safe?

1,301 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BD99 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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