BD21 2WY

Keighley Central · Bradford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bradford
Constituency
Keighley and Ilkley
Postcode district
BD21
Postcode sector
BD21 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BD21 2TL 39 m
BD21 2TW 46 m
BD21 2TH 107 m
BD20 6ND 112 m
BD21 2TJ 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BD21 2WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
1 April 2004
Postcode area
BD
Postcode district
BD21
Postcode sector
BD21 2
Latitude
53.872353
Longitude
-1.928714
British National Grid easting
404,785
British National Grid northing
441,795

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Bradford · E08000032
Parish or community
E04000165
Westminster constituency
Keighley and Ilkley · E14001308
Output area
E00054119
Lower layer super output area
Bradford 007D · E01010729
Middle layer super output area
Bradford 007 · E02002189

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Merlin Top Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    456 m
  2. Beckfoot Phoenix

    Academy special converter

    468 m
  3. Our Lady of Victories Catholic School

    Academy converter

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,793
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,688
  • Anti social behaviour 368
  • Shoplifting 366
  • Public order 272
  • Criminal damage and arson 264

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BD21 2 residents
6,890

Age bands in BD21 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.1%

1,689 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.4%

1,105 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

2,004 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.5%

1,245 residents

Age 65 and over
10.2%

688 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LING HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    49 SCOTT STREET, KEIGHLEY, BD21 2JH

    ODS code B83008

    1.3 km

  • MODALITY PARTNERSHIP (AWC)

    HEATHCLIFFE MEWS, HAWORTH, KEIGHLEY, BD22 8DH

    ODS code B83033

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Whin Knoll Avenue

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Whin Knoll Avenue

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Braithwaite Road West Ln

    BCT · Braithwaite

    0.1 miles
  • Shann Lane West Ln

    BCT · Braithwaite

    0.1 miles
  • Braithwaite Road West Ln

    BCT · Braithwaite

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bradford 007D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,712 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Merlin Top Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 456 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,793 published events cover 12 months, averaging 316.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,688 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.