Thornton Road, Bradford, BD1 2DH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD1 2DH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.9% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	34.9%	52.9%	18.0%	51.0%	1.9%
Male	65.1%	47.1%	-18.0%	49.0%	-1.9%

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 2DH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.7% 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	70.5%	50.7%	-19.8%	37.9%	12.8%
Married: Opposite sex	21%	39.9%	18.9%	44.2%	-4.3%
Separated	4%	6.4%	2.4%	2.2%	4.2%
Divorced	4.5%	3%	-1.5%	9.1%	-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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.5%	56.4%	6.9%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	43%	29.1%	-13.9%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	7%	9.5%	2.5%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	0.5%	2.5%	2.0%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 50.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.2%	10.5%	0.3%	18.2%	-7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	6.2%	-3.5%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	9.6%	-1.2%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	0%	6.2%	6.2%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8%	12.4%	4.4%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	39.2%	50.7%	11.5%	33.8%	16.9%
Other	22.2%	4.3%	-17.9%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.2% 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	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	8.6%	0%	-8.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.3%	23.6%	19.3%	3.1%	20.5%
Pakistani	4.8%	22.1%	17.3%	2.7%	19.4%
Other Asian	6.5%	0.4%	-6.1%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	13.4%	4.4%	-9.0%	2.5%	1.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	33.9%	33.2%	-0.7%	81.4%	-48.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	20.4%	4.4%	-16.0%	0.6%	3.8%
Other	2.7%	5.5%	2.8%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.7% 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	23.1%	33.7%	10.6%	83.2%	-49.5%
European Union	22%	20.4%	-1.6%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	3.3%	2.8%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	11.8%	7.4%	-4.4%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	41.9%	31.1%	-10.8%	5.6%	25.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	2.6%	2.1%	1.3%	1.3%
British Overseas	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	1.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.9% 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	23.1%	33.2%	10.1%	83.2%	-50.0%
10+ Years	25.3%	17.9%	-7.4%	9.8%	8.1%
5-10 Years	29%	8.4%	-20.6%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	18.8%	20.1%	1.3%	2.2%	17.9%
Less than 2 years	3.8%	20.4%	16.6%	1.9%	18.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.2%	76.7%	-34.5%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	7.8%	1.3%	6.5%
Romania	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other EU countries	11.5%	1.5%	10.0%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Southern Asia	21.5%	1.2%	20.3%
British Overseas Territories	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.5%	37.2%	-21.7%
Christian	31.7%	46.2%	-14.5%
Hindu	15.9%	1.7%	14.2%
Muslim	28.8%	6.5%	22.3%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Thornton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornton Road was 4378.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 1028.6% higher than the City average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornton Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford . It is also in the top 100 most dangerous local areas in England and Wales.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2524.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.3%.

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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 2DH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (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 Thornton Road are based on 823 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 Thornton Road, Bradford, BD1 2DH

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD1 2DH

Average Price
£6,039,401

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£6,039,401

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornton Road

Average Price
£214,625

Semi-Detached
£207,698

Terraced
£166,531

Detached
£362,298

Flats/Maisonettes
£93,617

Other
£599,986

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£4,303,000	2014-03-25	£6,320,031

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD1 2DH area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	87
Part-Time Employee	22
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Other	15
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Self-Employed	4
Retired	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Construction	6
Manufacturing	6
Information and communication	4
Education	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2

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	1,195 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	1,600 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	2,181 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	2,248 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	2,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Music Primary Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	871 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy Nelson Street , BD5 0HD	3out of 4	987 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints CofE Primary School 1 Little Horton Green , BD5 0NG	3out of 4	1,099 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Manningham Academy Wood Street , Manningham BD8 8HY	3out of 4	1,172 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Primary School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	1,195 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Trinity Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	871 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	4out of 4	884 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bronte Girls' Academy Bolling Road , East Bowling BD4 7EB	- not rated	1,328 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
One In A Million Free School Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	3out of 4	1,435 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons City Academy Ripley Street , BD5 7RR	4out of 4	1,554 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	329 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	727 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	1,330 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	2,859 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	1out of 4	2,938 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	3,808 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Bradford Richmond Road , BD7 1DP	- not rated	283 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	871 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
TLG Bradford TLG Bradford , 86 Captain Street BD1 4EL	- not rated	914 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Training and Skills Centre Office Suite 2/3 , Accent Business Centre BD3 9BE	- not rated	1,310 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Clifton Street , Manningham BD8 7DA	- not rated	1,567 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Porter House Bros Co	Southgate House, 74 Thornton Road	50 yd
Olive Catering at Vanquis Banking	1 Godwin Street	73 yd
Come Local	Sunwin House, Godwin street	139 yd
Ariya Restaurant & Bar	118a Sunbridge Road	164 yd
Cafe Liza	Grove Business Centre, Suite 1 Ground Floor, Great Horton Road	171 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Clyde (Bar Only)	86 Thornton Road	109 yd
The Ambassador	90 Sunbridge Road	135 yd
White and Red	11-17 Barry Street	164 yd
Shades	9 Barry Street	183 yd
Wallers Bar (Bar only)	11 Upper Millergate	186 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Deli	Ground Floor, 93 Thornton Road	42 yd
Dunkers Delight	60 Great Horton Road	208 yd
Burger Doner	2-4 Sackville Street	216 yd
Koko Bay Caribbean Takeaway	6 Upper Millergate	224 yd
Pound Bakery	46a Kirkgate	250 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	27 Sunbridge Road	431 yd
Sainsbury's	10 Charles Street	489 yd
Marks and Spencer	11 Petergate Mall	638 yd
Iceland	Units 3-4, Manningham Lane Retail Park, Manningham Lane	705 yd
One Beyond	Unit 7, Forster Square Retail Park, 5 Valley Road	738 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Culture Fusion (Ymca Bradford) THORNTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	172 yd
Evolve Fitness For Women ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS WESTGATE	health and fitness suite	199 yd
Fitness Lab (Closed) 149-151 149-151 Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	289 yd
Bradford Ice Arena LITTLE HORTON LANE	ice rinks	338 yd
Bradford College (Closed) Bradford Campus Bradford Campus Great Horton Road	health and fitness suite	374 yd
Prodigy Living Arkwright House SMITH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	425 yd
Easygym (Bradford) ARNDALE HOUSE ARNDALE HOUSE CHARLES STREET	health and fitness suite	461 yd
Supreme Fitness (Closed) 12a 12a North Parade	health and fitness suite	469 yd
The Forge (Closed) Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	562 yd
University Of Bradford Sports Centre RICHMOND ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	706 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

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

Overview of BD1 2DH