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Ilkley & Addingham
vs Keighley Central

Keighley Central has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Ilkley & Addingham. Homes in Ilkley & Addingham sold for a median of £399,950, 159% above Keighley Central. Ilkley & Addingham has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Bradford with Ilkley & Addingham highlighted
611 postcodes
Map of Bradford with Keighley Central highlighted
598 postcodes
Map of Bradford
city average

People

Ilkley & Addingham has 16,277 residents in 7,469 households; Keighley Central has 18,478 in 6,245. Ilkley & Addingham has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 19.5 percentage points more than Keighley Central (Bradford: 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (34% and 34%).

16,277Residents (2021)
18,478Residents (2021)
546,412Residents (2021)
7,469Households
6,245Households
209,867Households
11.3%Aged 15–29
22.5%Aged 15–29
19.3%Aged 15–29
32.4%Aged 65 and over
12.9%Aged 65 and over
15.2%Aged 65 and over
33.6%Living alone
33.9%Living alone
30.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Ilkley & Addingham (32%) and terraced houses in Keighley Central (48%). Ilkley & Addingham has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 80%, 23.7 percentage points more than Keighley Central (Bradford: 62%). Keighley Central has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 16.4 percentage points more than Ilkley & Addingham (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £399,950 in Ilkley & Addingham and £154,500 in Keighley Central, against £186,000 across Bradford.

£399,950Median sale price
£154,500Median sale price
£186,000Median sale price
79.5%Owner-occupied
55.8%Owner-occupied
61.7%Owner-occupied
14.2%Private renting
30.6%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
5.6%Social renting
13.1%Social renting
14.6%Social renting
31.5%Detached houses
12.8%Detached houses
14.7%Detached houses
19.6%Semi-detached houses
18.0%Semi-detached houses
36.7%Semi-detached houses
25.4%Terraced houses
47.8%Terraced houses
33.0%Terraced houses
14.2%Flats
15.2%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

Ilkley & Addingham has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 23.5 percentage points more than Keighley Central (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 127 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ilkley & Addingham, and 147 in Keighley Central. The typical postcode is 488 m from the nearest school in Ilkley & Addingham and 267 m in Keighley Central. The typical postcode is 861 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ilkley & Addingham and 875 m in Keighley Central. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Ilkley & Addingham and 85% in Keighley Central.

36.8%Green space within 500 m
13.3%Green space within 500 m
16.2%Green space within 500 m
127Services within 15 min (median)
147Services within 15 min (median)
63Services within 15 min (median)
488 mNearest school (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
861 mNearest tram or rail (median)
875 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
161Postcodes in flood risk areas
31Postcodes in flood risk areas
765Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 44 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ilkley & Addingham and 187 in Keighley Central, 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.

44Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
187Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
133Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Ilkley & Addingham

Ilkley & Addingham is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 16,277 people in 7,469 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £399,950 over the past two years, 115% above the Bradford median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 127% above the Bradford average.

Keighley Central

Keighley Central is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 18,478 people in 6,245 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £154,500 over the past two years, 17% below the Bradford median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Bradford average.

More comparisons.

Ilkley & Addingham and Keighley Central next to other wards of Bradford.