Bradford: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£327,395

Semi-detached

£203,605

Terraced

£153,556

Flat or maisonette

£108,466

First-time buyers

£164,397

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  468,808 in 1991 → 563,605 in 2024 (+20.2%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £107,454 in 2005 → £182,766 in 2026 (+70.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £333 in 2008 → £560 in 2025 (+68.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  67.6% in 2004 → 69.7% in 2023 (+3.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.9% in 2001 → 7.2% in 2025 (+84.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,206 in 1997 → £18,641 in 2024 (+102.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Bradford; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work13.6% (2024) · 23rd highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.4× earnings (April 2025) · 41st lowest of 316
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access95.5% (January 2026) · 49th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.2 t per person (2024) · 69th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Claimant count · Economy & work7.2% (2025) · 355th lowest of 361
• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work41.8% (2024/25) · 355th lowest of 363
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills23.1% (2024/25) · 130th lowest of 132
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing47.7 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 286th lowest of 292

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.0 years · England 80.0 · 115th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.3 years · England 83.8 · 111th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.4 years · England 60.9 · 116th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.2 years · England 61.3 · 106th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)391.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 110th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)12.6% · England 10.4 · 114th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)64.5% · England 64.6 · 64th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)61.9% · England 68.3 · 148th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)41.8 score · England 46.0 · 142nd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.0% · England 5.8 · 52nd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)39.3% · England 19.8 · 152nd lowest of 153