Bradford: the market in figures
The record for Bradford shows no losing year at all. From £125,459 in 2016 the price has gone up in every period, to £185,297 today, a total of 47.7% or £59,838. The weakest step was 0.2% and the strongest 10.3%; 2021 gave 7.9% and 2024 gave 6.1%. The latest annual rise is 2.1%, slightly above the 1.8% recorded for Yorkshire and The Humber. In the rankings, Bradford ranks 118th in the full list of 135 and 10th among the 13 covered areas of its region. The average trails the regional £209,266 by 11.5% and the UK £273,037 by 32.1%. The 2026 value tops every earlier year. Kensington and Chelsea is first in the covered list and City of Aberdeen last; Bradford sits in the lower part of the table. The lowest year, 2016, and the highest, 2026, are the two ends of the series, with every step in between positive.
The detached average of £330,266 towers over the flat average of £110,042; the difference is £220,224, equal to 200.1%. Semi-detached homes (£206,237) and terraced homes (£156,116) fill the middle. First-time buyers come in at £166,791, 10% under the figure for all buyers.
Someone buying a first home owes £0 in Stamp Duty at this average, whereas a home mover owes £1,206 (0.7% of the price) and an additional-property buyer owes £10,471. The registry fee adds £100. Transactions numbered 6,469 over June 2025 to May 2026.
Every neighbour in the list costs more than Bradford. Calderdale, at £197,651, is 6.7% above and rose 7.8% in the year. Rossendale, in the North West, is 8.7% above at £201,483. Kirklees is 12.5% above at £208,427, Oldham, also in the North West, 17.2% above at £217,214, and Leeds 33% above at £246,385, with a gain of 2.4%. Distances to these centres run from 15 km to 34 km. Bradford's own rise of 2.1% is slower than all of them bar Leeds.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Bradford
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (3 of 5 trades filled in Bradford). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Locate Properties UK Limited | 3.8 | 76 | 69 | Partial | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Project Financial Solutions Ltd | 5 | 18 | 72 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Harris Solicitors | 5 | 196 | 78 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Bradford?
The average price of a home in Bradford was £185,297 in August 2026, +2.1% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Bradford?
The average price in Bradford went from £125,459 in August 2016 to £185,297 in August 2026, a change of +47.7%; +2.1% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Bradford?
On £185,297, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,206 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £10,471 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Bradford?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Bradford in August 2016 (£125,459) and sold at the August 2026 average (£185,297), the gain of £59,838 costs a higher rate taxpayer £13,641, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Bradford expensive?
Bradford ranks 118th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | Yorkshire and The Humber |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £330,266 | £346,825 |
| Semi-detached | £206,237 | £215,943 |
| Terraced | £156,116 | £170,540 |
| Flat or maisonette | £110,042 | £127,998 |
| All types | £185,297 | £209,266 |
| First-time buyers | £166,791 | £181,305 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £125,459 | — |
| 2017 | £129,861 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | £131,359 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | £131,618 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | £137,740 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | £148,678 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | £164,055 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | £165,246 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | £175,379 | +6.1% |
| 2025 | £181,566 | +3.5% |
| 2026 | £185,297 | +2.1% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).