Bolton Road, Bradford, BD2 4LH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD2 4LH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53% of residents 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	52.1%	53%	0.9%	51.0%	2.0%
Male	47.9%	47%	-0.9%	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	34.5%	35.8%	1.3%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	51.9%	47.7%	-4.2%	44.2%	3.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.8%	4.7%	1.9%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	4.5%	5.7%	1.2%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	5.6%	6.1%	0.5%	6.1%	0.0%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.4%	52.3%	7.9%	48.4%	3.9%
Good health	35.9%	34.2%	-1.7%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	15.4%	9.9%	-5.5%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	3.4%	2.2%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	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	23.3%	21.1%	-2.2%	18.2%	2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	9.3%	-6.0%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	15.4%	2.2%	13.4%	2.0%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	5.4%	0.2%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	15.4%	5.3%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	25.4%	33.3%	7.9%	33.8%	-0.5%
Other	7.3%	0%	-7.3%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.3% 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	5.7%	9.6%	3.9%	1.1%	8.5%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.8%	6%	1.2%	3.1%	2.9%
Pakistani	10.3%	33.6%	23.3%	2.7%	30.9%
Other Asian	2%	1.6%	-0.4%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
White	68.1%	41.3%	-26.8%	81.4%	-40.1%
Arab	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	2.7%	2.7%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.9% 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	85.5%	78.9%	-6.6%	83.2%	-4.3%
European Union	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	6.1%	-4.2%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	10%	17.5%	7.5%	5.6%	11.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.9%	78.9%	-6.0%	83.2%	-4.3%
10+ Years	0%	17%	17.0%	9.8%	7.2%
5-10 Years	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	2.9%	-2.4%
2-5 Years	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	3%	-8.7%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86%	76.7%	9.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.2%	37.2%	-21.0%
Christian	26.3%	46.2%	-19.9%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	48.5%	6.5%	42.0%
Sikh	3.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Bolton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bolton Road was 63.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.0% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bolton Road has the 40th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe and the 538th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.1%.

🔎 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 4LH, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 5/10 (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 Bolton Road are based on 389 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 Bolton Road, Bradford, BD2 4LH

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD2 4LH

Average Price
£305,587

Semi-Detached
£289,104

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£419,036

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,409

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bolton Road

Average Price
£184,598

Semi-Detached
£255,513

Terraced
£142,223

Detached
£338,869

Flats/Maisonettes
£108,367

Other
£787,581

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bolton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1054 Bolton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2023-11-10	£418,999
1068 Bolton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£183,000	2021-10-29	£232,779
1062 Bolton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£311,000	2018-12-19	£442,073
1058 Bolton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£276,500	2018-04-13	£428,650
1046 Bolton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£247,500	2017-11-06	£371,087

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD2 4LH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD2 4LH 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	82
Retired	50
Part-Time Employee	37
Student (economically inactive)	25
Looking after home or family	23
Self-Employed	22
Other	14
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	28
Education	27
Transport and storage	16
Manufacturing	15
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Construction	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Other	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	1,559 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	2,216 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	2,901 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	3,659 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	4,854 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bolton Lane First School Bolton Lane , BD2 4AA	- not rated	361 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Primary School Myers Lane , BD2 4ED	3out of 4	451 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Primary School Myers Lane , BD2 4ED	- not rated	451 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Myers Lane , BD2 4ES	3out of 4	572 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Francis Catholic Primary School Myers Lane , BD2 4ES	- not rated	572 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hanson School Sutton Avenue , BD2 1JP	- not rated	647 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hanson Academy Sutton Avenue , BD2 1JP	- not rated	647 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Feversham College Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	- not rated	888 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy 158 Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	4out of 4	888 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Carlton Bolling Undercliffe Lane , BD3 0DU	4out of 4	1,300 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wellington Middle School Leeds Road , Eccleshill BD2 3AY	- not rated	889 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swain House Middle School Radcliffe Avenue , BD2 1JL	- not rated	905 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Undercliffe Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	928 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George RC Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	928 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hutton Middle School Victoria Road , Eccleshill BD2 2DW	- not rated	1,686 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	2,983 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	3,013 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,787 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	4,477 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	4,285 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	2out of 4	5,241 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lister Lane School Lister Lane , BD2 4LL	- not rated	153 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Unit Undercliffe Old Road , BD2 4RQ	- not rated	1,057 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Clifton Street , Manningham BD8 7DA	- not rated	1,614 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Christian School Livingstone Road , Bolton Woods BD2 1BT	- not rated	1,623 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
One In A Million Alternative Education Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	- not rated	1,655 yd	Other independent 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
Manor Cafe	130 Undercliffe Road	698 yd
Meltdown	441 Otley Road	892 yd
Peelers Cafe	Peel Park, Cliffe Road	918 yd
Goals Bradford	282 Kings Road	945 yd
Nawaab Gourmet	626 Bolton Road	982 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Upper Bolton Conservative Club (Bar Only)	Sefton Hall, Idle Road	586 yd
Malt Kiln Inn (Bar Only)	129 Idle Road	626 yd
Milners Arms (Bar Only)	Manor Street	690 yd
Swing Gate Inn (Bar Only)	413 Idle Road	731 yd
Manor House	42 Leeds Road	888 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Godfather's Pizza House	1037 Bolton Road	229 yd
Big Fellas	1071 Bolton Road	326 yd
Peel Park Fisheries	175 Bolton Lane	361 yd
Ashbourne Pizza	107 Bolton Lane	606 yd
Christoph's Sandwich Shop	21c Pelham Road	624 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Bolton Road	326 yd
Bolton Road Convenience Store Premier	Unit 4, 1107 Bolton Road	702 yd
Tesco	465-469 Otley Road	892 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hanson Academy SUTTON AVENUE	grass pitches	651 yd
Hanson School (Closed) Sutton Avenue	grass pitches	651 yd
Pulse Health And Fitness Hanson KINGS ROAD	health and fitness suite	749 yd
Peel Park Cliffe Road	cycling, grass pitches	758 yd
Kents Gym UNDERCLIFFE ROAD	health and fitness suite	782 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Bradford) KINGS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	800 yd
Feversham College CLIFFE ROAD	health and fitness suite	926 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	280.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD2 4LH