Renting in Bradford

Average Rent in Bradford

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The average rent in Bradford is £750/mo, with 2,711 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Bradford rental appears.

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Renting in Bradford

What it costs to rent in Bradford

Bradford currently has 2,711 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £750 a month. 137 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 46% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BD4 9JG at around £413/mo, while AL1 sits nearer £1,800/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Bradford rental market at a glance

2,711

Active rentals in Bradford

£750/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Bradford

Median monthly rent, based on 2,711 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£600/mo	812
2 bed	£800/mo	800
3 bed	£1,000/mo	586
4+ bed	£1,150/mo	252
Room	£500/mo	118

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Bradford rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Bradford. Latest: £737/mo (Mar 26, +3.8% YoY).

Latest

£737

Mar 26

Annual

+3.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£569

Apr 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Bradford pay goes on rent?

Renters in Bradford spend an estimated 31% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£737/mo

£8,844/yr

Median pay

£28,424/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

31%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Bradford

Most Bradford homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 222,860 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.32

≈ Band B–C

Stock

223k

222,860 properties

A
42%92,500
B
21%46,660
C
19%41,280
D
8%18,860
E
6%13,210
F
3%6,240
G
2%3,800
H
0%320

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Bradford

88% of Bradford premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

88%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

481 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
88%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Bradford), July 2025, covering 213,003 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Bradford homes

32% of Bradford homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

32%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

68%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

232k

232,037 EPCs

A
0%368
B
6%14,553
C
26%59,715
D
41%94,943
E
22%50,635
F
4%8,318
G
2%3,505

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Bradford. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Bradford

19 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Bradford centroid. The five closest:

1
New College Bradford
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · BD5 0DX
0.24 mi
2
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
Primary · Free schools · BD5 0HD
0.35 mi
3
Dixons McMillan Academy
Secondary · Free schools · BD5 0JD
0.35 mi
4
Dixons Trinity Academy
Secondary · Free schools · BD5 0BE
0.41 mi
5
Dixons Music Primary
Primary · Free schools · BD5 0BE
0.41 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Bradford centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Bradford

Flats & apartments

1204

50% of listings

Houses

1042

43% of listings

Rooms

118

5% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Bradford — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 43% of the 1,084 houses currently advertised in Bradford.

Terraced
43%468
Semi-detached
27%289
Other house
21%225
Detached
6%60
Bungalow
4%42

Rent by postcode

Where Bradford rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,202 live listings in 48 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Bradford

1AL1£1,800/mo3 rentals
2PO4£1,523/mo4 rentals
3CV8£1,450/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Bradford

1BD4 9JG£413/mo4 rentals
2PE11£495/mo3 rentals
3BD99£520/mo5 rentals

Features · Bradford

Garden, parking, and floor area in Bradford

Live signal across 2,711 Bradford rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

70%

of 585 Bradford listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

78%

of 676 Bradford listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Bradford

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Bradford has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 83 of 83 postcode districts analysed, the median was 255 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Bradford is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

255 crimes per area (median)
83 of 83 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Bradford’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Bradford

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Idle has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Bradford.

Heaton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (297) · pop. ~17,000
38
per 1k
Manningham
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (366) · pop. ~20,000
46
per 1k
Great Horton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (291) · pop. ~18,000
36
per 1k
Wibsey
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (197) · pop. ~11,000
39
per 1k
Idle
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (149) · pop. ~17,000
21
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Bradford listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Bradford.

Rightmove

1222

OpenRent

680

OnTheMarket

426

Leaders

265

SpareRoom

118

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Frequently asked

Renting in Bradford — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Bradford?

The median rent in Bradford is £750/month based on 2711 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Bradford?

There are currently 2711 rental properties available in Bradford, with 137 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Bradford safe for renters?

Bradford has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 255 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Bradford?

The most commonly reported crime category in Bradford is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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