but I thought Wyke was a bit suspect?
I don’t know to be honest, I’ve only ever gone through Wyke on my way to somewhere else so I can’t really offer an opinion, but it kind of runs into some of the other areas that I listed above.
I can say to avoid inner city areas – anywhere within the A6177 outer ring road, and also to some degree on the outside of it, especially up the Eastern side of the city. Although having said that, Little Germany is supposed to be on the up.
For car insurance purposes, avoid post codes BD1-9, although there are exceptions e.g. Tong Village is in BD4 but really quite nice
If working in the Buttershaw area – Halifax Road? – then try to keep south of the city, unless the thought of living somewhere like Baildon, Bingley, Calverley etc (all in the Aire Valley – it does flood now & again! but the trails from the doorstep are excellent) really outweighs the downside of the commute through town
I moved to Bradford in 1982, age 17, to go to Uni. I’ve been here ever since. Compared to Batley, Bradford was an escape 😉
82-90 I lived near the uni in rented accommodation. 1990 I made the mistake of buying a house in BD3, off Leeds Road, and got stuck there for 8 long years. DON’T go there. EVER.
We moved to Baildon in 98 & happy here ever since. Great trails on the doorstep, about 90 minutes from the Lake District, 45 mins to the Dales, 10 mins to Bradford centre, 30 minutes to Leeds (ok, not in rush hour!), reasonable train connections if you don’t mind changing at Shipley or Guiseley – unless you’re going to Ilkley or Bradford. 10-15 mins from Leeds Bradford Airport, taxi fare there & back is cheaper than parking up