Bingley West
vs Keighley East
Keighley East has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Bingley West. Homes in Bingley West sold for a median of £240,000, 32% above Keighley East. Keighley East has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Bingley West has 16,550 residents in 7,481 households; Keighley East has 18,022 in 7,373. Bingley West has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 7.1 percentage points more than Keighley East (Bradford: 15%). Bingley West has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 2.2 percentage points more than Keighley East (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Bingley West and 39% in Keighley East. Bingley West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 5.8 percentage points more than Keighley East (Bradford: 62%). Keighley East has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 4.5 percentage points more than Bingley West (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £240,000 in Bingley West and £181,250 in Keighley East, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Keighley East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 4.5 percentage points more than Bingley West (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 22 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bingley West, and 42 in Keighley East. The typical postcode is 428 m from the nearest school in Bingley West and 468 m in Keighley East. The typical postcode is 2,602 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bingley West and 1,175 m in Keighley East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Bingley West and 88% in Keighley East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 83 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bingley West and 90 in Keighley East, against 133 across Bradford. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Bingley West is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 16,550 people in 7,481 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Bradford median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Bradford average.
Keighley East is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 18,022 people in 7,373 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £181,250 over the past two years, in line with the Bradford median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Bradford average.
More comparisons.
Bingley West and Keighley East next to other wards of Bradford.