Keighley Central
vs Keighley East
Keighley Central has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Keighley East. Homes in Keighley East sold for a median of £181,250, 17% above Keighley Central. Keighley East has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Keighley Central has 18,478 residents in 6,245 households; Keighley East has 18,022 in 7,373. Keighley East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 4.6 percentage points more than Keighley Central (Bradford: 15%). Keighley Central has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 4.5 percentage points more than Keighley East (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Keighley Central (48%) and semi-detached houses in Keighley East (39%). Keighley East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 14.1 percentage points more than Keighley Central (Bradford: 62%). Keighley Central has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 10.7 percentage points more than Keighley East (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £154,500 in Keighley Central 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%, 7 percentage points more than Keighley Central (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 147 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Keighley Central, and 42 in Keighley East. The typical postcode is 267 m from the nearest school in Keighley Central and 468 m in Keighley East. The typical postcode is 875 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Keighley Central and 1,175 m in Keighley East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Keighley Central and 88% in Keighley East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 187 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Keighley Central 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.
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.
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.
Keighley Central and Keighley East next to other wards of Bradford.