Charles Street, Bradford, BD1 1HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD1 1HB is primarily male, with 65.3% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	38.7%	34.7%	-4.0%	51.0%	-16.3%
Male	61.3%	65.3%	4.0%	49.0%	16.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BD1 1HB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	65.2%	51.6%	-13.6%	37.9%	13.7%
Married: Opposite sex	27.8%	40.4%	12.6%	44.2%	-3.8%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	3.7%	5.1%	1.4%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	6.1%	-6.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.3%	36.1%	-13.2%	48.4%	-12.3%
Good health	34.1%	46.8%	12.7%	33.6%	13.2%
Fair health	8.3%	12.3%	4.0%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	6.9%	3.1%	-3.8%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	1.2%	0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.9%	19%	5.1%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8%	11.6%	3.6%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	6.8%	-3.9%	13.4%	-6.6%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	4.5%	4.0%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	11.9%	1.7%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	39.6%	41.8%	2.2%	33.8%	8.0%
Other	17.1%	4.5%	-12.6%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	3.7%	0.3%	-3.4%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	6.9%	1.1%	-5.8%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	13.8%	27.7%	13.9%	3.1%	24.6%
Pakistani	12.9%	6.2%	-6.7%	2.7%	3.5%
Other Asian	4.6%	3.1%	-1.5%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	4.1%	7.6%	3.5%	2.5%	5.1%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	33.2%	27.5%	-5.7%	81.4%	-53.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	12.4%	6.7%	-5.7%	0.6%	6.1%
Other	4.6%	14.8%	10.2%	1.6%	13.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 25.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	37.3%	25.1%	-12.2%	83.2%	-58.1%
European Union	17.1%	11.8%	-5.3%	6.1%	5.7%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	7.4%	12.4%	5.0%	2.7%	9.7%
Middle East and Asia	35.9%	47.9%	12.0%	5.6%	42.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	2%	1.1%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 25.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 10.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	37.3%	24.9%	-12.4%	83.2%	-58.3%
10+ Years	19.8%	10.1%	-9.7%	9.8%	0.3%
5-10 Years	17.1%	5.9%	-11.2%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	14.3%	22.7%	8.4%	2.2%	20.5%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	36.4%	24.9%	1.9%	34.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	24.6%	76.7%	-52.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	4.2%	1.3%	2.9%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	2.5%	0.1%	2.4%
Southern Asia	28%	1.2%	26.8%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
No passport held	30.3%	13.5%	16.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.4%	37.2%	-16.8%
Christian	23.5%	46.2%	-22.7%
Hindu	23.2%	1.7%	21.5%
Muslim	27.1%	6.5%	20.6%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Charles Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Charles Street was 1317.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 239.7% higher than the City average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Charles Street has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 809.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£26,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD1 1HB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Charles Street are based on 116 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bradford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Charles Street, Bradford, BD1 1HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD1 1HB

Average Price
£93,136

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£93,136

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charles Street

Average Price
£201,492

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£157,112

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£99,565

Other
£3,446,096

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charles Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 502 The Xchange, 6 Charles Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£65,923	2019-05-24	£87,439
Flat 517 The Xchange, 6 Charles Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£67,203	2019-03-25	£90,582
Flat 303 The Xchange, 6 Charles Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£64,923	2019-03-22	£87,508
Flat 514 The Xchange, 6 Charles Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£93,993	2019-03-22	£126,691
Flat 214 The Xchange, 6 Charles Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£90,003	2019-03-22	£121,313

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Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	122
Other	98
Looking after home or family	23
Unemployed	21
Student (economically inactive)	18
Self-Employed	10
Part-Time Employee	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Retired	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Information and communication	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Education	10
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	1,552 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	1,736 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Basil Street , Canterbury BD5 9HL	4out of 4	2,574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	2,689 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW	4out of 4	2,901 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Nelson Street , BD5 0HD	3out of 4	756 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Music Primary Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	1,139 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Hendford Drive , Pollard Park BD3 0QT	4out of 4	1,189 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Park Lane , BD5 0RB	- not rated	1,327 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Westminster Road , BD3 0HW	2out of 4	1,349 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bronte Girls' Academy Bolling Road , East Bowling BD4 7EB	- not rated	977 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	1,139 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	4out of 4	1,263 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Bolling Undercliffe Lane , BD3 0DU	4out of 4	1,388 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Feversham Academy 158 Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	4out of 4	1,572 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	527 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	809 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	1,329 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Academy Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ	3out of 4	2,489 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	1out of 4	3,485 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	4,391 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
TLG Bradford TLG Bradford , 86 Captain Street BD1 4EL	- not rated	471 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Training and Skills Centre Office Suite 2/3 , Accent Business Centre BD3 9BE	- not rated	771 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Bradford Richmond Road , BD7 1DP	- not rated	821 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc White Abbey Road , BD8 8EJ	- not rated	1,310 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Olive Secondary Byron Street , BD3 0AD	- not rated	1,524 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gerry's at the Courts Cafe	Law Courts, Exchange Square	57 yd
Flashback Arcade	Drake Street	58 yd
Pizza Express	Unit 18, Broadway	132 yd
Haute Dolci	Unit 20, Broadway	134 yd
Chilli Flames	Unit 22, Broadway	137 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
St Georges Hall (Bar Only)	Bridge Street	131 yd
The Ginger Goose	71 Market Street	229 yd
The Exchange Craft Beer House	14 Market Street	248 yd
The City Vaults	33 Hustlergate	279 yd
The Bradford Playhouse	4-12 Chapel Street	290 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Burger King	5 Food Court, Charles Street Mall	130 yd
Subway	Unit 3 Broadway House	147 yd
Wunder Crumble	Charles Street Mall	149 yd
Subway	Food Court 2, Charles Street Mall	169 yd
Yangtze	1 Food Court, Charles Street Mall	169 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	10 Charles Street	147 yd
Tesco	27 Sunbridge Road	165 yd
Marks and Spencer	11 Petergate Mall	174 yd
One Beyond	Unit 7, Forster Square Retail Park, 5 Valley Road	719 yd
Iceland	Units 3-4, Manningham Lane Retail Park, Manningham Lane	978 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Easygym (Bradford) ARNDALE HOUSE ARNDALE HOUSE CHARLES STREET	health and fitness suite	196 yd
Coda Fitness LEISURE EXCHANGE LEISURE EXCHANGE VICAR LANE	health and fitness suite	225 yd
Bodyflex Gymnasium EAST PARADE	health and fitness suite	365 yd
Evolve Fitness For Women ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS WESTGATE	health and fitness suite	467 yd
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Bradford) (Closed) Upper Park Gate	health and fitness suite	478 yd
Physiques Health Studio (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Mill Street	health and fitness suite	530 yd
Bradford Ice Arena LITTLE HORTON LANE	ice rinks	602 yd
Supreme Fitness (Closed) 12a 12a North Parade	health and fitness suite	647 yd
Culture Fusion (Ymca Bradford) THORNTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	766 yd
Fitness Lab (Closed) 149-151 149-151 Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	845 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of BD1 1HB