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BD3 or BD5?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
BD3
Bradford
BD5
Bradford
Median home sale nearby £95,000
from 71 sales
£113,000
from 48 sales
Average sold price £163,933 £71,054
Area price growth (YoY) +6.0% (Bradford) +6.0% (Bradford)
Dwelling type Detached house End-terrace house
Floor area 267 m² 89 m²
Built Before 1900 1900–1929
Energy rating F E
Heating cost (EPC est.) £3786/yr £2023/yr
Schools likely to admit 1 likely, 2 borderline of 8 with a figure
Byron Primary School
2 likely, 1 borderline of 8 with a figure
Newby Primary School, Dixons City Academy
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 759 recorded 776 recorded
Deprivation decile 1 of 10 1 of 10

Common questions

Is BD3 or BD5 cheaper?

BD3 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around BD3 sell for about £95,000 and around BD5 for about £113,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, BD3 or BD5?

BD3 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (759 in BD3 against 776 in BD5, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is BD3 or BD5 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, BD3 sits in decile 1 of 10 and BD5 in decile 1, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in BD3 or BD5?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.