Akam Road, Bradford, BD1 2LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD1 2LJ is primarily male, with 54.5% 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	46.1%	45.5%	-0.6%	51.0%	-5.5%
Male	53.9%	54.5%	0.6%	49.0%	5.5%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.9%	38.6%	3.7%	37.9%	0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	47.2%	46.2%	-1.0%	44.2%	2.0%
Separated	5.2%	5.8%	0.6%	2.2%	3.6%
Divorced	7.9%	6.6%	-1.3%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	4.7%	2.9%	-1.8%	6.1%	-3.2%

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	41.8%	42.9%	1.1%	48.4%	-5.5%
Good health	33.3%	36.3%	3.0%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	16.2%	15.1%	-1.1%	12.7%	2.4%
Bad health	7.3%	4%	-3.3%	4.0%	0.0%
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.

In the area around BD1 2LJ this area, 36.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	40.9%	36.7%	-4.2%	18.2%	18.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.8%	9.9%	-7.9%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	9.5%	-2.0%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.7%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	13.8%	4.1%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	8.7%	23.9%	15.2%	33.8%	-9.9%
Other	10.2%	3.5%	-6.7%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 14% 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	5.7%	2.3%	-3.4%	1.1%	1.2%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.9%	4.8%	3.9%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	72.2%	69.8%	-2.4%	2.7%	67.1%
Other Asian	2%	2%	0.0%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	12.6%	14%	1.4%	81.4%	-67.4%
Arab	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.6%	-1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.5%	57.8%	-7.7%	83.2%	-25.4%
European Union	2.1%	5.1%	3.0%	6.1%	-1.0%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.7%	4.3%	3.6%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	31.1%	31.5%	0.4%	5.6%	25.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.5%	58.1%	-7.4%	83.2%	-25.1%
10+ Years	3%	27.6%	24.6%	9.8%	17.8%
5-10 Years	4.1%	2.6%	-1.5%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	5.2%	7%	1.8%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	22.2%	4.7%	-17.5%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.3%	76.7%	-1.4%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	8.8%	1.2%	7.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.7%	37.2%	-31.5%
Christian	11.5%	46.2%	-34.7%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	75.7%	6.5%	69.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Akam Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Akam Road was 270.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.1% lower than the City average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Akam Road has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City and the 163rd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 123.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 2LJ, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Akam Road are based on 11 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 Akam Road, Bradford, BD1 2LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD1 2LJ

Average Price
£98,655

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£98,655

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Akam Road

Average Price
£97,843

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£97,843

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Akam Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Akam Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2025-04-10	£84,383
7 Akam Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2022-04-13	£98,462
3 Akam Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£55,000	2013-05-24	£96,569
5 Akam Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£62,500	2011-02-11	£106,928
7 Akam Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£83,000	2007-01-12	£127,073

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD1 2LJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD1 2LJ 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	94
Looking after home or family	79
Student (economically inactive)	58
Part-Time Employee	57
Retired	54
Other	40
Self-Employed	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Unemployed	27
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Manufacturing	11
Other	10
Transport and storage	10
Education	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	592 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	1,132 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	1,631 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	1,828 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	2,444 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Springwood Community Primary School Wood Street , Manningham BD8 8HY	- not rated	555 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Manningham Academy Wood Street , Manningham BD8 8HY	3out of 4	555 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Primary School Green Lane , BD8 8HT	- not rated	592 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Primary School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	- not rated	592 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belle Vue First School Lumb Lane , BD8 7RZ	- not rated	654 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Studio School 88 Thornton Road , BD1 2DX	- not rated	585 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Valley Academy Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	2out of 4	969 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	3out of 4	1,296 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Syedna Way , BD8 9AR	4out of 4	1,323 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	- not rated	1,375 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manningham Middle School Manningham Lane , BD8 7HS	- not rated	724 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drummond Middle School Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	1,063 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Middle School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	1,457 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Undercliffe Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	1,632 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George RC Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	1,632 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	814 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	1,347 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	1,918 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	5,096 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Academy Lister Avenue , BD4 7QS	- not rated	3,250 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	2out of 4	3,368 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc White Abbey Road , BD8 8EJ	- not rated	248 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Y's Up 125 Thornton Road , BD1 2EP	- not rated	643 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
M A Girls School 162 Lumb Lane , BD8 7RZ	- not rated	654 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
University of Bradford Richmond Road , BD7 1DP	- not rated	719 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coral College for Girls 189 Manningham Lane , BD8 7HP	- not rated	724 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rehana Lounge	36 City Road	134 yd
Marha	48-50 City Road	164 yd
Debs Kitchen	164 Sunbridge Road	165 yd
Westgate Original	8 St Thomas's Road	201 yd
Sheesh Mahal Restaurant	6 St Thomas's Road	201 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rose And Crown	199-201 Westgate	82 yd
Club	Lower Basement, 193 Sunbridge Road	172 yd
Harp Of Erin (Bar only)	Chain Street	280 yd
Top Pocket	Try Mills, 237 Thornton Road	392 yd
The Bradford Arms (bar only)	77 Manningham Lane	488 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Frangoz Express	Jowett Works, Jowett Street	205 yd
Westgate fisheries	61 Westgate	352 yd
City Road Takeaway	106 City Road	383 yd
Sweet Centre	106 Lumb Lane	467 yd
Square Apple	130 White Abbey Road	474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Units 3-4, Manningham Lane Retail Park, Manningham Lane	424 yd
Tesco	185 Manningham Lane	624 yd
Al Falah Supermarket	150-168 Manningham Lane	724 yd
Kana Peena Supermarket	16 Legrams Lane	810 yd
One Beyond	Unit 7, Forster Square Retail Park, 5 Valley Road	810 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Forge (Closed) Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	192 yd
Pakistan Community Centre Jervaulx Crescent		255 yd
Jd Gyms (Bradford) MANNINGHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	432 yd
Fitness Lab (Closed) 149-151 149-151 Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	433 yd
Xercise4Less (Bradford) PRESTON STREET	health and fitness suite	499 yd
Prodigy Living Arkwright House SMITH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	556 yd
Green Lane Primary School GREEN LANE	grass pitches	583 yd
Culture Fusion (Ymca Bradford) THORNTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	609 yd
Supreme Fitness (Closed) 12a 12a North Parade	health and fitness suite	612 yd
Evolve Fitness For Women ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS WESTGATE	health and fitness suite	736 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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 2LJ