Brow Wood Crescent, Bradford, BD2 1EB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD2 1EB has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.1% of the population 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	52.3%	57.1%	4.8%	51.0%	6.1%
Male	47.7%	42.9%	-4.8%	49.0%	-6.1%

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%	35.5%	1.5%	37.9%	-2.4%
Married: Opposite sex	50.4%	43.8%	-6.6%	44.2%	-0.4%
Separated	2.7%	3.3%	0.6%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	5.7%	7%	1.3%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	7.3%	10.3%	3.0%	6.1%	4.2%

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	43.4%	48.7%	5.3%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	34.9%	31.6%	-3.3%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	15.9%	13%	-2.9%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	4.9%	5.7%	0.8%	4.0%	1.7%
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	23.7%	21.7%	-2.0%	18.2%	3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.2%	10.4%	-9.8%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	15.8%	0.5%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	7.5%	4.4%	5.3%	2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	15.4%	3.2%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	19.5%	26.7%	7.2%	33.8%	-7.1%
Other	6.1%	2.5%	-3.6%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.7% 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%	2.2%	2.2%	1.1%	1.1%
Indian	9.5%	12.4%	2.9%	3.1%	9.3%
Pakistani	9.8%	19.7%	9.9%	2.7%	17.0%
Other Asian	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.3%	1%	0.7%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	0.9%	1.6%
White	63.6%	52.7%	-10.9%	81.4%	-28.7%
Arab	4%	1%	-3.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.6% 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	80.7%	80.6%	-0.1%	83.2%	-2.6%
European Union	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	6.1%	-4.2%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	12.5%	13.1%	0.6%	5.6%	7.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	1.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.1%	80.8%	0.7%	83.2%	-2.4%
10+ Years	0%	16.3%	16.3%	9.8%	6.5%
5-10 Years	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	17.7%	0.6%	-17.1%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.8%	76.7%	7.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	9.6%	13.5%	-3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.4%	37.2%	-12.8%
Christian	30.5%	46.2%	-15.7%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	24.8%	6.5%	18.3%
Sikh	10.3%	0.9%	9.4%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Brow Wood Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brow Wood Crescent was 110.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 24.9% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brow Wood Crescent has the 77th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe and the 639th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.4%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,500

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in BD2 1EB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Brow Wood Crescent are based on 42 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 Brow Wood Crescent, Bradford, BD2 1EB

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD2 1EB

Average Price
£181,924

Semi-Detached
£183,782

Terraced
£176,350

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brow Wood Crescent

Average Price
£196,296

Semi-Detached
£201,861

Terraced
£178,488

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brow Wood CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Brow Wood Crescent, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£152,500	2025-11-25	£153,581
24 Brow Wood Crescent, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2022-11-11	£142,983
30 Brow Wood Crescent, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£130,000	2022-02-11	£162,250
26 Brow Wood Crescent, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2020-12-18	£212,275
32 Brow Wood Crescent, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£108,000	2019-05-03	£160,728

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD2 1EB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	76
Retired	45
Part-Time Employee	43
Self-Employed	26
Looking after home or family	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Manufacturing	24
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	15
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Information and communication	3
Other	2
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	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	886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	1,549 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	1,924 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	2,741 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ	3out of 4	4,021 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Poplars Farm Primary School Poplars Park Road , Off Kings Road BD2 1LQ	3out of 4	588 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bolton Lane First School Bolton Lane , BD2 4AA	- not rated	796 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bolton Woods First School Livingstone Road , Bolton Woods BD2 1BT	- not rated	852 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Primary School Myers Lane , BD2 4ED	3out of 4	1,090 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Primary School Myers Lane , BD2 4ED	- not rated	1,090 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Challenge College North Avenue , BD8 7ND	- not rated	680 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	680 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College Cunliffe Road , BD8 7AP	- not rated	714 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Valley Academy Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	2out of 4	1,047 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hanson School Sutton Avenue , BD2 1JP	- not rated	1,134 yd	Foundation 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	1,160 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George RC Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	1,160 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manningham Middle School Manningham Lane , BD8 7HS	- not rated	1,309 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swain House Middle School Radcliffe Avenue , BD2 1JL	- not rated	1,386 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frizinghall Middle School Salisbury Road , Frizinghall BD9 4HW	- not rated	1,509 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	2,743 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	2,965 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	3,689 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,728 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
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	2out of 4	4,272 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Lister Avenue , BD4 7QS	- not rated	4,609 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	852 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Clifton Street , Manningham BD8 7DA	- not rated	935 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Grammar School Keighley Road , Bradford BD9 4JP	- not rated	1,005 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
One In A Million Alternative Education Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	- not rated	1,044 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lister Lane School Lister Lane , BD2 4LL	- not rated	1,059 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	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 Flowerpot Restaurant	Canal Road	340 yd
AJ’s Deli bar & Cafe	28 Cunliffe Road	609 yd
Costa	Unit 1, Stanley Road	756 yd
The Bolton Woods Centre	Bolton Woods Community Centre, Livingstone Road	897 yd
Nawaab Gourmet	626 Bolton Road	946 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eesti Kodu Club	8 Clifton Villas	904 yd
Latvian Welfare Fund Club (Bar Only)	5 Clifton Villas	904 yd
Bolton Woods Social Club - (Bar Only)	60 Bolton Hall Road	931 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ashbourne Pizza	107 Bolton Lane	477 yd
Peel Park Fisheries	175 Bolton Lane	794 yd
Godfather's Pizza House	1037 Bolton Road	876 yd
HFC	11 Oak Lane	1,068 yd
Spuddy's Park Gate Fisheries	17 Oak Lane	1,068 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	3 Stanley Court		662 yd
Tesco	The Peel Centre, Valley Road		1,046 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Oasis Academy Lister Park NORTH AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	698 yd
St Bede'S And St Joseph'S Catholic College (Ignis Campus) Cunliffe Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	712 yd
Bradford Christian School LIVINGSTONE ROAD		850 yd
Bolton Woods Community Centre LIVINGSTONE ROAD		932 yd
Peel Park Cliffe Road	cycling, grass pitches	946 yd
Bradford Grammar School KEIGHLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,005 yd
Gaisby Stray (Closed) Gaisby Lane	grass pitches	1,063 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	74.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	121.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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