Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8HE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD3 8HE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	51.4%	1.7%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	50.3%	48.6%	-1.7%	49.0%	-0.4%

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	31.2%	35.9%	4.7%	37.9%	-2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	57%	50.9%	-6.1%	44.2%	6.7%
Separated	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	3%	6.5%	3.5%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	6.8%	4.7%	-2.1%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	48.3%	48.7%	0.4%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	32.9%	35.6%	2.7%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	13.8%	12.1%	-1.7%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	3.3%	3.1%	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around BD3 8HE this area, 29% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35.9%	29%	-6.9%	18.2%	10.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.4%	10.7%	-2.7%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	11.5%	0.2%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	5%	3.8%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	14.2%	4.1%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	19%	27.2%	8.2%	33.8%	-6.6%
Other	9.2%	2.4%	-6.8%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 6.8% 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	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	12.1%	11.6%	-0.5%	3.1%	8.5%
Pakistani	60.4%	65.4%	5.0%	2.7%	62.7%
Other Asian	4.5%	5.2%	0.7%	1.6%	3.6%
Black African	1.2%	2.3%	1.1%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
White	9%	6.8%	-2.2%	81.4%	-74.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	3.7%	2.3%	-1.4%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.3% 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	61.4%	63.3%	1.9%	83.2%	-19.9%
European Union	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	2.7%	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	30.4%	28.8%	-1.6%	5.6%	23.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.2%	63.5%	2.3%	83.2%	-19.7%
10+ Years	3.1%	26.9%	23.8%	9.8%	17.1%
5-10 Years	5.5%	2.9%	-2.6%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	6%	4.2%	-1.8%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	24.2%	2.5%	-21.7%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.3%	76.7%	4.6%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	1%	37.2%	-36.2%
Christian	8.1%	46.2%	-38.1%
Muslim	78.1%	6.5%	71.6%
Sikh	7.7%	0.9%	6.8%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Thornbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornbury Road was 88.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.7% lower than the Bradford Moor average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornbury Road has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bradford Moor and the 757th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 45.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.8%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£28,600

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD3 8HE, 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Thornbury Road are based on 3 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 Thornbury Road, Bradford, BD3 8HE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD3 8HE

Average Price
£139,201

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£139,201

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornbury Road

Average Price
£156,234

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£156,234

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Thornbury Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2008-05-16	£191,543
1 Thornbury Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2007-11-01	£177,722
7 Thornbury Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£30,000	2003-01-10	£104,862

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD3 8HE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD3 8HE 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
Part-Time Employee	52
Looking after home or family	45
Student (economically inactive)	38
Retired	36
Self-Employed	29
Other	24
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Education	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Manufacturing	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,339 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	3,628 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	4,737 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	4,843 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	5,201 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Moor Community Primary School Marchbank Road , Barkerend Road BD3 8QQ	- not rated	467 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Marchbank Primary Marchbank Road , Barkerend Road BD3 8QQ	4out of 4	467 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornbury Primary School Dick Lane , BD3 7AU	- not rated	575 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornbury Academy Dick Lane , BD3 7AU	- not rated	575 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy Dick Lane , Thornbury BD3 7AU	3out of 4	578 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College Thornbury Road , BD3 8HE	- not rated	162 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy Thornbury Road , BD3 8HE	3out of 4	162 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Bolling Undercliffe Lane , BD3 0DU	4out of 4	1,703 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Bolling College Undercliffe Lane , BD3 0DU	- not rated	1,703 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Forster Academy Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG	- not rated	2,128 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornbury Middle School Leeds Old Road , BD3 8JG	- not rated	472 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lapage Middle School Barkerend Road , BD3 8QX	- not rated	600 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pollard Park Middle School Byron Street , BD3 0AB	- not rated	994 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tyersal Middle School Fearnville Drive , BD4 8DX	- not rated	1,056 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lower Fields Middle School Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG	- not rated	2,086 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	2,705 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,239 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	3,283 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	2,604 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Delius Special School Barkerend Road , BD3 8QX	- not rated	728 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Delius Barkerend Road , BD3 8QX	3out of 4	728 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Olive Secondary Girls Byron Street , BD3 0AD	- not rated	1,104 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Olive Secondary Byron Street , BD3 0AD	- not rated	1,162 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
St George's Unit Undercliffe Old Road , BD2 4RQ	- not rated	1,595 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Deli Ranch	68 Killinghall Road	198 yd
Heavenly Desserts	1306 Leeds Road	257 yd
Arome	1300 Leeds Road	269 yd
Pepes Piri Piri	1292 Leeds Road	270 yd
Mi Chaii	1258 Leeds Road	275 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The New Virginia (Bar Only)	85-87 Rushton Road	413 yd
Swaine Green Travern (Bar Only)	2 Sticker Lane	981 yd
Power League	Gallagher Leisure Park, Dick Lane	1,088 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Killinghall Fisheries	74 Killinghall Road	205 yd
Raza Catering	28 Killinghall Road	229 yd
Shandaar Sweets	1366 Leeds Road	307 yd
Taza Khana	31-33 Bradford Lane	318 yd
Florida Fried Chicken	1254 Leeds Road	324 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Aldi, Leeds Old Road	570 yd
AL Halal Supermarket (Leeds Road)	1001 Leeds Road	646 yd
Manchester Super Stores	Greenhill Mills, Florence Street	724 yd
Morrisons	Rushton Avenue	872 yd
Iceland	Unit 2, The Woodhall Centre, Woodhall Road	939 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy THORNBURY ROAD	grass pitches	161 yd
Laisterdyke Community Centre LAISTERDYKE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LAISTERDYKE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE MANSE STREET		486 yd
Dixons Marchbank Primary MARCHBANK ROAD	grass pitches	495 yd
Myra Shay Playing Fields Barkerend Road	grass pitches	793 yd
Arkwright Street Rec Ground (Tyersal Fc) Arkwright Street	grass pitches	872 yd
Energy Mill Gym CONCEPT HOUSE CONCEPT HOUSE BLANCHE STREET	health and fitness suite	977 yd
Byron Primary School BARKEREND ROAD		993 yd
Jinnah Arena BARKEREND ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,002 yd
Pure Gym (Bradford Thornbury) GALLAGHER LEISURE PARK GALLAGHER LEISURE PARK DICK LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,082 yd
Sportszone Bradford GALLAGHER LEISURE PARK GALLAGHER LEISURE PARK DICK LANE	artificial grass pitch	1,082 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 BD3 8HE