Yorkshire and The Humber · Metropolitan district

Bradford

2026/27 view

Bradford · ONS E08000032

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

66/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 11 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover74
Debt burden61
Liquidity55
Debt direction73
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £597.17m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£69.09m 10.4%
Service expenditure £1,024.57m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£47.67m 4.9%
Unallocated reserves £44.47m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£4.83m 12.2%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £1,024.57m
24.2%
2020/21: £825.10m 2021/22: £859.85m 2022/23: £909.90m 2023/24: £976.90m 2024/25: £1,024.57m
Net revenue expenditure £576.79m
37.6%
2020/21: £419.18m 2021/22: £442.40m 2022/23: £499.88m 2023/24: £545.86m 2024/25: £576.79m
Council Tax requirement £250.16m
19.9%
2020/21: £208.66m 2021/22: £215.52m 2022/23: £224.31m 2023/24: £236.36m 2024/25: £250.16m
Unallocated reserves £44.47m
196.5%
2020/21: £15.00m 2021/22: £19.50m 2022/23: £22.35m 2023/24: £39.64m 2024/25: £44.47m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads14.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 54 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 94 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads8.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 90 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways6.0% red
Good 31.0%Amber 63.0%Red 6.0%
B & C roads8.0% red
Good 27.0%Amber 65.0%Red 8.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 3.0%2016/17: 3.0%2017/18: 3.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 4.0%2020/21: 7.0%2021/22: 7.0%2022/23: 7.0%2023/24: 6.0%2024/25: 6.0%2015/16: 4.0%2016/17: 5.0%2017/18: 5.0%2018/19: 3.0%2019/20: 6.0%2020/21: 11.0%2021/22: 12.0%2022/23: 9.0%2023/24: 8.0%2024/25: 8.0%2015/16: 12.0%2016/17: 9.0%2017/18: 9.0%2018/19: 7.0%2019/20: 9.0%2020/21: 19.0%2021/22: 19.0%2022/23: 17.0%2023/24: 15.0%2024/25: 14.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads10.0%153 km network
B, C & unclassified6.4%1,672 km network
Strengthening0.2%Resurfacing3.4%Preservation6.3%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Bradford, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
30.9%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.1 percentage points vs 2023/24
74 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste587.4 kgper household−5.8 kg year on year
Waste collected337.2 kgper resident−4.1 kg year on year
Household waste190,366tonnes collected58,760 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

58,760 t recycled, composted or reused 131,606 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

30.9%
2015/16: 39.9%2016/17: 37.0%2017/18: 34.6%2018/19: 39.5%2019/20: 40.7%2020/21: 37.8%2021/22: 36.1%2022/23: 38.9%2023/24: 31.0%2024/25: 30.9%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Bradford.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
231 Open schools
99,554 Pupils
111,743 School places
89.1% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Bradford.

Attainment 8
41.8
Yorkshire and The Humber 44.5
England 46.1
4.3 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
39.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 43.9%
England 45.4%
6.4 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
41.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber 38.2%
England 40.5%
1.3 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.26

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

43.3 18/19
46.4 19/20
46.8 20/21
44.7 21/22
42.2 22/23
41.8 23/24
41.8 24/25
Education context

Bradford's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with Yorkshire and The Humber and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Bradford, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£182,000
+ 30.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£33,526
+ 19.8% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Bradford.

£749 / month
+ 3.3% in the last year
July 2026
Bradford
£749
+ 3.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
£864
+ 5.0%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber £115 less per month
Compared with England £702 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Bradford
5.43×
Yorkshire and The Humber
5.97×
England
7.64×
Compared with Yorkshire and The Humber More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received630this quarter+48 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided531this quarter−82 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
86.6%approved
Overall approval rate460 granted71 refused+1.8 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

83.8%
Rank 245 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.4 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major887.5%100.0% Minor15183.4%76.2% Other37287.9%86.6%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 7062024 Q3: 6382024 Q4: 5492025 Q1: 6902025 Q2: 6022025 Q3: 5952025 Q4: 5822026 Q1: 6302024 Q2: 6872024 Q3: 6902024 Q4: 5522025 Q1: 5392025 Q2: 5742025 Q3: 6042025 Q4: 6132026 Q1: 531
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

56%
Required6,773homes over three years
Delivered3,773homes over three years
100% requirement
Presumption in favourHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Bradford, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 65,941 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 117.0 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 4.0% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Bradford Your council
117.0 − 4.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber Region
96.1 − 3.3%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Bradford has a recorded crime rate 21.8% above Yorkshire and The Humber. It is 40.2% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

West Yorkshire
Violence 29,089
51.6 per 1,000 − 4.0%
Theft 16,580
29.4 per 1,000 − 6.1%
Public order 5,813
10.3 per 1,000 − 10.2%
Criminal damage 5,566
9.9 per 1,000 − 2.3%
Shoplifting 3,466
6.1 per 1,000 − 13.3%
Vehicle offences 4,212
7.5 per 1,000 + 7.5%
Burglary 3,550
6.3 per 1,000 − 7.9%
Drug offences 3,050
5.4 per 1,000 + 21.7%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Bradford.

231 schools
Open schools 231
Pupils 99,554
School places 111,743
Capacity used 89.1%
Primary 157 schools
53,489 pupils
Secondary 32 schools
34,615 pupils
Other / specialist 28 schools
4,801 pupils
Nursery 7 schools
880 pupils
16+ provision 4 schools
1,238 pupils
All-through 3 schools
4,531 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 13
5.6% of open schools
Previous full framework 122
52.8% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 68
29.4% of open schools
No Ofsted record 23
10.0% of open schools
No published outcome 5
2.2% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

13 schools assessed
Achievement 13 assessed
Expected standard 5
Needs attention 4
Strong standard 2
Exceptional 1
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 13 assessed
Expected standard 5
Needs attention 4
Strong standard 3
Exceptional 1
Curriculum & teaching 13 assessed
Expected standard 8
Needs attention 2
Exceptional 1
Strong standard 1
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 13 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 4
Needs attention 2
Exceptional 1
Leadership & governance 13 assessed
Expected standard 7
Needs attention 3
Strong standard 2
Exceptional 1
Personal development 13 assessed
Expected standard 6
Strong standard 5
Exceptional 1
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 13 assessed
Met 13
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 11
Good 67
Requires improvement 7
Inadequate 1
Not judged 36
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Addingham Primary School URN 107286 · LS29 0NR Primary 192 210 Outstanding
All Saints CofE Primary School URN 149120 · BD5 0NG Primary 628 630 Ungraded inspection
All Saints' CofE Primary School URN 107309 · LS29 9BE Primary 330 420 Good
Ashlands Primary School URN 149937 · LS29 8JY Primary 266 490 Not judged
Atlas Community Primary School URN 143565 · BD8 8DL Primary 186 240 Not judged
Baildon Church of England Primary School URN 149161 · BD17 6TE Primary 428 472 Not judged
Baildon Glen Primary School URN 149093 · BD17 7LY Primary 128 210 Not judged
Bankfoot Primary School URN 107248 · BD5 9NR Primary 247 283 Not judged
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 563,605 2024
Yorkshire and The Humber region 5,672,962
Bradford represents 9.93% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+17,639 residents ↑ 3.2%
2019: 545,966 residents2020: 547,141 residents2021: 546,839 residents2022: 551,522 residents2023: 559,071 residents2024: 563,605 residents
Bradford +3.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber +3.8%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Bradford's population grew over five years. Its change was 0.6 percentage points below the Yorkshire and The Humber and 1.0 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Bradford?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Bradford compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 78.0 years
2.0 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 82.3 years
1.5 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
57.4
3.5 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
58.2
3.1 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
190.0 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
102.5 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
126.5 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
19.0 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
44.8 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
11.4 per 100,000
England 10.9
Similar
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Bradford 12.6% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Bradford 64.5% England 68.0%
Similar
Physically active adults 2024/25
Bradford 62.1% England 64.6%
Worse
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Bradford 510.9 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Similar
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
24.0%
Bradford 24.0% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Similar
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
39.7%
Bradford 39.7% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
49.7%
Bradford 49.7% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Similar
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
81.5%
Bradford 81.5% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Worse
Bowel cancer screening 2025
68.7%
Bradford 68.7% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
74.9 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Better
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.2%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Bradford?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 103,696 18.4% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +5.2% +5,082 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.6% +631 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Bradford LOCAL AUTHORITY
18.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber REGION
13.6%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
103,985 96,054 88,123
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.9 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.5 µg/m³
Other sources 0.4 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

37.9%
11.1 6.9
2011: 11.14 µg/m³ 2012: 10.19 µg/m³ 2013: 10.26 µg/m³ 2014: 10.10 µg/m³ 2015: 8.38 µg/m³ 2016: 9.05 µg/m³ 2017: 7.85 µg/m³ 2018: 8.41 µg/m³ 2019: 8.73 µg/m³ 2020: 7.24 µg/m³ 2021: 6.86 µg/m³ 2022: 7.31 µg/m³ 2023: 6.93 µg/m³ 2024: 6.92 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 37.9%
5 years ↓ 20.7%
10 years ↓ 31.5%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 20.6 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 2.9 – 20.6 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 5.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 3.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 3.6 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 4.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 4.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 4.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 5.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 4.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 3.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 2.9 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 4.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 5.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 4.8 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 3.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 4.7 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 4.4 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 10.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 7.2 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 11.5 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 16.1 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 20.6 µg/m³
Bradford Shipley Airedale Road Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN); Black Carbon · Urban Traffic Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.2% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£1,024.57m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£576.79m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£250.16m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£44.47m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,818
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 6.1% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £386.57m · Income £30.18m
£356.39m
Children's social care Gross £262.21m · Income £7.00m
£255.20m
Adult social care Gross £279.96m · Income £70.34m
£209.62m
Public health Gross £56.56m · Income £1.64m
£54.92m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £67.49m · Income £16.96m
£50.53m
Central services Gross £107.36m · Income £83.33m
£24.03m
Culture and related services Gross £50.82m · Income £27.93m
£22.89m
Planning and development Gross £32.92m · Income £10.62m
£22.30m
Housing Gross £19.54m · Income £1.09m
£18.45m
Highways and transport Gross £32.52m · Income £22.30m
£10.23m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£250.16m
Retained business rates£192.67m
Revenue Support Grant£42.98m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £39.64m
Closing £44.47m
£4.83m increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£697.02m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£99.85m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£597.17m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£1,060 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £1,060
Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 27.8% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£69.09m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£69.09m −10.4%
Change across the series +£389.52m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£519.11m
Other longer-term borrowing£42.51m
Short-term borrowing£135.40m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£50.98m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
93.54% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£6.95m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£319.32m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£50.98m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 48.3%
+ £16.59m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£34.39m 2021/22 £38.48m 2022/23 £43.12m 2023/24 £45.64m 2024/25 £50.98m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£50.98m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £23.95m

47.0% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £27.03m

53.0% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 93.54%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.06 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Bradfordmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Bradfordmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Bradfordmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Bradford [note 7]dft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Bradford City MDC (MBC)defra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Bradfordmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Bradfordmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.