Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8QN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BD10 8QN has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% of residents 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	47.4%	48.8%	1.4%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	52.6%	51.2%	-1.4%	49.0%	2.2%

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	28.2%	39%	10.8%	37.9%	1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	56.4%	45.2%	-11.2%	44.2%	1.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.9%	0.4%	-2.5%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	7.5%	10.3%	2.8%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	5%	4.8%	-0.2%	6.1%	-1.3%

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	46.2%	41.4%	-4.8%	48.4%	-7.0%
Good health	40.2%	39.3%	-0.9%	33.6%	5.7%
Fair health	9.3%	15.6%	6.3%	12.7%	2.9%
Bad health	3.3%	2.8%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.4%	13.9%	-1.5%	18.2%	-4.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	9.2%	-5.1%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	13.6%	-2.5%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	6.4%	8.4%	2.0%	5.3%	3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	20.4%	20.1%	-0.3%	16.9%	3.2%
Degree or Similar	23.6%	32.2%	8.6%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	3.9%	2.6%	-1.3%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0%	3.4%	3.4%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
White	92.2%	88.3%	-3.9%	81.4%	6.9%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.6%	95%	0.4%	83.2%	11.8%
European Union	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	6.1%	-5.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	5.6%	-3.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.3%	94.1%	-0.2%	83.2%	10.9%
10+ Years	0%	4.9%	4.9%	9.8%	-4.9%
5-10 Years	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.9%	-2.6%
2-5 Years	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	3.6%	0.3%	-3.3%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.8%	76.7%	12.1%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9%	13.5%	-4.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.4%	37.2%	-0.8%
Christian	51.7%	46.2%	5.5%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	4.7%	6.5%	-1.8%
Sikh	4%	0.9%	3.1%
Not answered	2.5%	6.0%	-3.5%

Safety

Is Highfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highfield Road was 63.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.8% lower than the Eccleshill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Highfield Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Eccleshill and the 538th lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 67% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,200

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in BD10 8QN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 8/10 (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 Highfield Road are based on 381 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 Highfield Road, Idle, Bradford, BD10 8QN

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD10 8QN

Average Price
£250,267

Semi-Detached
£258,686

Terraced
£153,388

Detached
£281,680

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£415,631

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highfield Road

Average Price
£204,783

Semi-Detached
£250,647

Terraced
£177,558

Detached
£352,030

Flats/Maisonettes
£195,875

Other
£267,216

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
168 Highfield Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£252,000	2025-02-21	£260,682
184 Highfield Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£410,400	2024-06-27	£434,944
153 Highfield Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-05-12	£283,195
176 Highfield Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£150,000	2021-11-01	£180,689
178 Highfield Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£107,000	2021-03-12	£133,720

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD10 8QN

Employment

BD10 8QN area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Retired	79
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	19
Student (economically inactive)	9
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Looking after home or family	4
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	28
Education	27
Manufacturing	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

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	3,214 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	3,892 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	4,114 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ	3out of 4	4,270 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	4,975 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Blakehill Primary School Highfield Road , Idle BD10 8QN	3out of 4	158 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorpe Primary Albion Road , Idle BD10 9PY	- not rated	836 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Swain House Primary School Radcliffe Avenue , BD2 1JL	3out of 4	1,124 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy High Busy Lane , BD18 1HD	- not rated	1,291 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Parkland Old Park Road , Thorpe Edge BD10 9BG	2out of 4	1,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hanson School Sutton Avenue , BD2 1JP	2out of 4	1,407 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Immanuel College Leeds Road , Idle BD10 9AQ	3out of 4	1,653 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	2,697 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Feversham Academy 158 Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	4out of 4	2,903 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Carlton Bolling Undercliffe Lane , BD3 0DU	4out of 4	3,293 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	3,771 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	4,957 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	4,998 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 Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	1out of 4	5,236 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Christian School Livingstone Road , Bolton Woods BD2 1BT	- not rated	2,010 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tracks 21 Owlet Road , BD18 2LU	3out of 4	2,320 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
J.A.M.E.S The Eric Gibbs Centre , Highfield Garage BD9 4JB	- not rated	2,602 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Grammar School Keighley Road , Bradford BD9 4JP	- not rated	2,934 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse Grove School Apperley Bridge , BD10 0NR	- not rated	2,961 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
Frydays	118b Bradford Road	185 yd
Moo Restaurant & The Highfield Hotel	47 Highfield Road	244 yd
The Hot Potato - Christ Church	Leyton Drive Evangelical Church, 2-4 Leyton Drive	417 yd
Costa Coffee	275 Bradford Road	439 yd
McDonalds	285 Bradford Road	439 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Highfield Hotel	47 Highfield Road	244 yd
Bolton Villas Cricket Club (Bar Only)	All Alone Road	461 yd
Wrose Bull	35 Wrose Road	653 yd
Eccleshill United Sports & Social Club	Plumpton Park, Kingsway	815 yd
The Idle Draper (Bar only)	28 The Green	820 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Drakes Fish & Chips	22 Highfield Road	521 yd
MacDonners	174 Norman Lane	652 yd
Greggs	Unit 2, 174 Norman Lane	652 yd
Mama's Pizza	57 Bradford Road	731 yd
Idle Balti	10 Albion Road	823 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons	275 Bradford Road	439 yd
Co Op	Bradford Road	785 yd
Aldi	Unit 2, Quora Retail Park, Idlecroft Road	861 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Escape Zone (Bradford) (Closed) Highfield Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	248 yd
Bradford North Police Station JAVELIN HOUSE JAVELIN HOUSE JAVELIN CLOSE		360 yd
Idle Cricket Club Cavendish Road	grass pitches	445 yd
Bolton Villas Cricket Club ALL ALONE ROAD	grass pitches	461 yd
Pure Gym (Bradford) M4 M4 BRADFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	504 yd
Flacks Fitness NORMAN LANE	health and fitness suite	639 yd
Hermits Table Tennis Club HERMITS TABLE TENNIS CLUB REAR OF 24 TO 26 HERMITS TABLE TENNIS CLUB REAR OF 24 TO 26 KINGSWAY		699 yd
Eccleshill United Sports Club ECCLESHILL UNITED AFC STORE REAR OF 24 TO 26 ECCLESHILL UNITED AFC STORE REAR OF 24 TO 26 KINGSWAY	grass pitches	718 yd
Hepworth & Idle Cricket Club Westfield Lane	grass pitches	941 yd
Cambing Cricket Club Westfield Lane	grass pitches	1,037 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	65.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	61.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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