Valley Road, Bradford, BD1 4RP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD1 4RP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.7%	51.7%	3.0%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	51.3%	48.3%	-3.0%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 4RP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.9% 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	37.4%	47.9%	10.5%	37.9%	10.0%
Married: Opposite sex	47.3%	39.7%	-7.6%	44.2%	-4.5%
Separated	4.3%	3.1%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	6.7%	5.1%	-1.6%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	4.3%	4.2%	-0.1%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	47.4%	43.1%	-4.3%	48.4%	-5.3%
Good health	31.6%	38.2%	6.6%	33.6%	4.6%
Fair health	14%	12.6%	-1.4%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	4.8%	3%	-1.8%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	2.2%	3%	0.8%	1.2%	1.8%

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	42.2%	26.3%	-15.9%	18.2%	8.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	5.6%	-10.5%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	11.6%	1.7%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	14.7%	8.0%	16.9%	-2.2%
Degree or Similar	13.2%	36.2%	23.0%	33.8%	2.4%
Other	10.8%	3.1%	-7.7%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.2% 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	22.1%	8.9%	-13.2%	1.1%	7.8%
Chinese	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	39.3%	36%	-3.3%	2.7%	33.3%
Other Asian	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	1.5%	7.3%	5.8%	2.5%	4.8%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	2.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.4%	2.0%	0.8%	1.6%
White	22.8%	27.2%	4.4%	81.4%	-54.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Roma	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Arab	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	0.6%	4.1%
Other	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58% 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	62.1%	58%	-4.1%	83.2%	-25.2%
European Union	6.8%	8.9%	2.1%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1.5%	7.5%	6.0%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	28.1%	23.3%	-4.8%	5.6%	17.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.8%	58.1%	-3.7%	83.2%	-25.1%
10+ Years	3.3%	21.1%	17.8%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	8.6%	8.9%	0.3%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	7.9%	5.7%	-2.2%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	6.1%	-12.3%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69%	76.7%	-7.7%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Southern Asia	6.7%	1.2%	5.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.9%	37.2%	-18.3%
Christian	16.7%	46.2%	-29.5%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Muslim	54.3%	6.5%	47.8%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Valley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Valley Road was 1140.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 672.8% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Valley Road has the highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 467.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.9%.

🔎 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 4RP, 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 - 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 - 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 Valley Road are based on 31 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 Valley Road, Bradford, BD1 4RP

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD1 4RP

Average Price
£300,104

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£101,876

Other
£5,057,584

Estimated Average Property Prices for Valley Road

Average Price
£531,897

Semi-Detached
£355,525

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£104,243

Other
£2,655,183

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Valley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ambler Mill Valley Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£4,827,471	2022-07-28	£5,214,256
Second Floor Apartment 7 Midland Mills Block B Valley Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£85,050	2016-03-31	£118,713
Third Floor Apartment 1 Midland Mills Block B Valley Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£76,650	2016-03-31	£106,989
Third Floor Apartment 1 Midland Mills Block A Valley Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£55,000	2016-03-30	£76,769
Third Floor Apartment 5 Midland Mills Block A Valley Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£66,000	2016-03-30	£92,123

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD1 4RP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD1 4RP 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	110
Looking after home or family	44
Self-Employed	33
Other	31
Student (economically inactive)	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Part-Time Employee	23
Retired	20
Unemployed	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Manufacturing	16
Education	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	906 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	1,040 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	2,165 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	2,627 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	3,209 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wapping First School Wapping Road , BD3 0ED	- not rated	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Westminster Road , BD3 0HW	3out of 4	544 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's CofE Community School Westminster Road , Off Prospect Road BD3 0HW	- not rated	544 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Church of England Primary Academy Westminster Road , BD3 0HW	- not rated	544 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Upper Nidd Street , Leeds Rd BD1 4EJ	- not rated	654 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Valley Academy Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	2out of 4	794 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Feversham College Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	- not rated	796 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy 158 Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	4out of 4	796 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Carlton Bolling Undercliffe Lane , BD3 0DU	4out of 4	985 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Bolling College Undercliffe Lane , BD3 0DU	- not rated	985 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Undercliffe Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	732 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George RC Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	732 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manningham Middle School Manningham Lane , BD8 7HS	- not rated	843 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drummond Middle School Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	1,586 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pollard Park Middle School Byron Street , BD3 0AB	- not rated	1,603 yd	Community 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	1,363 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	1,425 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	2,210 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	5,104 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	3,094 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	2out of 4	4,226 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	582 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
One In A Million Alternative Education Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	- not rated	799 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Coral College for Girls 189 Manningham Lane , BD8 7HP	- not rated	843 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Training and Skills Centre Office Suite 2/3 , Accent Business Centre BD3 9BE	- not rated	889 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Clifton Street , Manningham BD8 7DA	- not rated	907 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
MYNK Steakhouse	Safeglaze House, North Brook Street	210 yd
Costa	Unit 19a, Forster Square Retail Park, 53 Valley Road	224 yd
McDonalds	Unit 7, Forster Square Retail Park, Valley Road	276 yd
Cha Cha Chai	7 Food Court, Charles Street Mall	319 yd
Pret a Manger	32 Charles Street Mall	319 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Corn Dolly	110 Bolton Road	447 yd
The Bradford Arms (bar only)	77 Manningham Lane	509 yd
Sparrow Bier Cafe	32 North Parade	512 yd
Boar & Fable	30 North Parade	512 yd
City Gent	40 North Parade	512 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Unit 19e, Forster Square Retail Park, 53 Valley Road	224 yd
Greggs	Unit 19c, Forster Square Retail Park, 53 Valley Road	224 yd
ChicKing	74 Manningham Lane	502 yd
Istanbul Shawarma	68-70 Manningham Lane	502 yd
SFC	78 Manningham Lane	502 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
One Beyond	Unit 7, Forster Square Retail Park, 5 Valley Road	274 yd
Tesco	The Peel Centre, Valley Road	519 yd
Iceland	Units 3-4, Manningham Lane Retail Park, Manningham Lane	534 yd
Tesco	185 Manningham Lane	686 yd
Al Falah Supermarket	150-168 Manningham Lane	710 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Physiques Health Studio (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Mill Street	health and fitness suite	432 yd
Jd Gyms (Bradford) MANNINGHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	525 yd
Supreme Fitness (Closed) 12a 12a North Parade	health and fitness suite	545 yd
Bradford City Football Club (Valley Parade) Coral Windows Stadium Coral Windows Stadium Valley Parade	grass pitches	691 yd
Feversham College CLIFFE ROAD	health and fitness suite	738 yd
Easygym (Bradford) ARNDALE HOUSE ARNDALE HOUSE CHARLES STREET	health and fitness suite	806 yd
Evolve Fitness For Women ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS ST. GEORGES CHAMBERS WESTGATE	health and fitness suite	831 yd
Peel Park Cliffe Road	cycling, grass pitches	899 yd
Heartbeat Health & Fitness (Bradford) (Closed) Upper Park Gate	health and fitness suite	925 yd
Pakistan Community Centre Jervaulx Crescent		946 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 4RP