Ridgeway, Shipley, BD18 1PJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BD18 1PJ has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	49.4%	49%	-0.4%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	50.6%	51%	0.4%	49.0%	2.0%

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	29.3%	37.2%	7.9%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	54.4%	48.6%	-5.8%	44.2%	4.4%
Separated	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	7.6%	7.1%	-0.5%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	5%	4.6%	-0.4%	6.1%	-1.5%

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	52.4%	51.8%	-0.6%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	34.6%	32.7%	-1.9%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	8.8%	12.3%	3.5%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	25.4%	18%	-7.4%	18.2%	-0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	9.7%	-3.5%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.2%	16.4%	-3.8%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	3%	6.4%	3.4%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	17.6%	5.2%	16.9%	0.7%
Degree or Similar	22.6%	28.8%	6.2%	33.8%	-5.0%
Other	3.3%	3.1%	-0.2%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.3% 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	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	7.5%	9.6%	2.1%	3.1%	6.5%
Pakistani	8.8%	8.1%	-0.7%	2.7%	5.4%
Other Asian	1%	1%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	2%	1.5%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	2%	1.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	68.6%	61.3%	-7.3%	81.4%	-20.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	3%	4.3%	1.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Other	3.8%	5.5%	1.7%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.3%	81.5%	-4.8%	83.2%	-1.7%
European Union	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	6.1%	-2.6%
Africa	0.7%	2%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	9.7%	11.9%	2.2%	5.6%	6.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.2%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.3%	81.8%	-4.5%	83.2%	-1.4%
10+ Years	0.3%	14.1%	13.8%	9.8%	4.3%
5-10 Years	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	3%	1.7%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	8.8%	1%	-7.8%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.8%	76.7%	6.1%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
No passport held	10.7%	13.5%	-2.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.6%	37.2%	-5.6%
Christian	34.8%	46.2%	-11.4%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	4.3%	1.7%	2.6%
Muslim	17.5%	6.5%	11.0%
Sikh	8.5%	0.9%	7.6%
Not answered	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3%

Safety

Is Ridgeway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ridgeway was 70.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.9% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ridgeway has the 49th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe and the 601st lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,000

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in BD18 1PJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Ridgeway are based on 114 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 Ridgeway, Shipley, BD18 1PJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD18 1PJ

Average Price
£181,612

Semi-Detached
£178,042

Terraced
£184,611

Detached
£230,963

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ridgeway

Average Price
£200,569

Semi-Detached
£199,479

Terraced
£196,272

Detached
£240,184

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on RidgewayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
85 Ridgeway, Shipley, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2025-01-31	£166,286
21 Ridgeway, Shipley, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£184,000	2024-08-06	£193,767
77 Ridgeway, Shipley, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2024-07-26	£224,986
73 Ridgeway, Shipley, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2023-05-26	£185,360
23 Ridgeway, Shipley, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2023-05-26	£202,737

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD18 1PJ

Employment

BD18 1PJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	193
Retired	90
Part-Time Employee	52
Self-Employed	49
Student (economically inactive)	33
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Looking after home or family	14
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	53
Manufacturing	48
Education	34
Human health and social work activities	28
Construction	24
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Financial and insurance activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	16
Transport and storage	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	11
Other	7
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	2,388 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	2,951 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	2,997 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ	3out of 4	3,208 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	3,813 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Low Ash Primary School Wrose Road , Wrose BD18 1AA	3out of 4	544 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Poplars Farm Primary School Poplars Park Road , Off Kings Road BD2 1LQ	3out of 4	991 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Crag Road , BD18 2ES	3out of 4	1,208 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Swain House Primary School Radcliffe Avenue , BD2 1JL	3out of 4	1,238 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Church of England Academy Wrose Brow Road , BD18 2NT	3out of 4	1,246 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	1,308 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	1,589 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Feversham Academy 158 Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	4out of 4	2,543 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
One In A Million Free School Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	3out of 4	2,553 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	2out of 4	2,677 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	2,754 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	4,265 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	4,480 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	5,251 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	4,009 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	5,118 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	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	838 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tracks 21 Owlet Road , BD18 2LU	3out of 4	1,305 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	1,317 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Grammar School Keighley Road , Bradford BD9 4JP	- not rated	1,749 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherleigh and Rossefield School Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY	- not rated	2,326 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
The Old Library	71 Wrose Road	408 yd
Eccleshill United Football Club	The Mitton Group Stadium, Kingsway	575 yd
Goals Bradford	282 Kings Road	895 yd
The Bolton Woods Centre	Bolton Woods Community Centre, Livingstone Road	959 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bold Privateer (Bar Only)	69 Wrose Road	409 yd
Eccleshill United Sports & Social Club	Plumpton Park, Kingsway	575 yd
Bolton Villas Cricket Club (Bar Only)	All Alone Road	860 yd
Owlet Hall Social Club	53 Greenfield Avenue	867 yd
Bolton Woods Social Club - (Bar Only)	60 Bolton Hall Road	867 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hold King Chinese	221 Wrose Road	385 yd
Wrose Balti	219 Wrose Road	385 yd
Claremont Fisheries	223 Wrose Road	385 yd
Papa John's	Unit 3, 105 Wrose Road	409 yd
Wrose Pizza & King Balti	66 Wrose Road	429 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	Unit 1, 105 Wrose Road		459 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Claremont Recreation Ground Wrose Road	grass pitches	286 yd
Wrose Recreation Ground OAKDALE GROVE	grass pitches	508 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	622 yd
Hermits Table Tennis Club HERMITS TABLE TENNIS CLUB REAR OF 24 TO 26 HERMITS TABLE TENNIS CLUB REAR OF 24 TO 26 KINGSWAY		627 yd
Bolton Villas Cricket Club ALL ALONE ROAD	grass pitches	861 yd
Bradford Christian School LIVINGSTONE ROAD		877 yd
Bolton Woods Community Centre LIVINGSTONE ROAD		992 yd
Derek Ogden Memorial Playing Fields CLUBHOUSE AND CHANGING ROOMS CLUBHOUSE AND CHANGING ROOMS POWELL ROAD	grass pitches	1,015 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Bradford) KINGS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,046 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.3%

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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	177.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD18 1PJ