Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, BD4 7LE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD4 7LE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.3% 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	52.5%	55.3%	2.8%	51.0%	4.3%
Male	47.5%	44.7%	-2.8%	49.0%	-4.3%

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	38%	38%	0.0%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	50.2%	50.6%	0.4%	44.2%	6.4%
Separated	1.7%	3.9%	2.2%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	4.6%	5.5%	0.9%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	5.5%	2%	-3.5%	6.1%	-4.1%

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	44.9%	42.8%	-2.1%	48.4%	-5.6%
Good health	34%	35.2%	1.2%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	14.9%	13.9%	-1.0%	12.7%	1.2%
Bad health	4.6%	6%	1.4%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	1.2%	0.9%

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	31.6%	25.7%	-5.9%	18.2%	7.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	13.2%	0.1%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	13.6%	-3.7%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	2.7%	-0.7%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	17.9%	5.2%	16.9%	1.0%
Degree or Similar	14.8%	24.9%	10.1%	33.8%	-8.9%
Other	7.2%	1.9%	-5.3%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Indian	6.6%	5.4%	-1.2%	3.1%	2.3%
Pakistani	10.6%	23.5%	12.9%	2.7%	20.8%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	77.2%	59%	-18.2%	81.4%	-22.4%
Other	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.3% 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	86.5%	81.3%	-5.2%	83.2%	-1.9%
European Union	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	6.1%	-3.4%
Africa	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	7.6%	13%	5.4%	5.6%	7.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.1%	81%	-5.1%	83.2%	-2.2%
10+ Years	1.7%	11.7%	10.0%	9.8%	1.9%
5-10 Years	2%	2.1%	0.1%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	6.6%	3.9%	-2.7%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.1%	76.7%	-0.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	16.6%	13.5%	3.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.1%	37.2%	-6.1%
Christian	29.3%	46.2%	-16.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	25.1%	6.5%	18.6%
Sikh	6.9%	0.9%	6.0%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Bowling Hall Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bowling Hall Road was 97.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.7% lower than the Bowling and Barkerend average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Bowling Hall Road has the 29th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend and the 712th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.5%.

🔎 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. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£26,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD4 7LE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 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 Bowling Hall Road are based on 175 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 Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, BD4 7LE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD4 7LE

Average Price
£159,429

Semi-Detached
£170,216

Terraced
£150,700

Detached
£268,790

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bowling Hall Road

Average Price
£151,579

Semi-Detached
£167,859

Terraced
£146,243

Detached
£306,003

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£82,017

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bowling Hall Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-12-15	£145,128
5 Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-08-22	£150,292
1 Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2025-01-24	£127,760
1 Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2023-01-27	£124,960
3 Bowling Hall Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£88,000	2021-02-26	£113,342

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD4 7LE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	93
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	12
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Human health and social work activities	21
Manufacturing	18
Education	13
Construction	11
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Basil Street , Canterbury BD5 9HL	4out of 4	2,588 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	3,201 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	3,444 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	4,274 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	4,280 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Usher Street Primary School and Nursery Usher Street , Wakefield Road BD4 7DS	- not rated	670 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bowling Park Primary School New Cross Street , West Bowling BD5 8BT	- not rated	707 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bowling Park Primary School New Cross Street , West Bowling BD5 8BT	3out of 4	707 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lorne First School Lorne Street , Wakefield Road BD4 7PS	- not rated	908 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lower Fields Primary Academy Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG	3out of 4	994 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Cathedral Community College Lister Avenue , BD4 7QT	- not rated	711 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bowling Community College Lister Avenue , BD4 7QT	- not rated	711 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bronte Girls' Academy Bolling Road , East Bowling BD4 7EB	3out of 4	732 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons City Academy Ripley Street , BD5 7RR	4out of 4	1,139 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Forster Academy Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG	- not rated	1,211 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ryan Middle School New Cross Street , West Bowling BD5 8BT	- not rated	824 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fenby Middle School Lorne Street , BD4 7PS	- not rated	908 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lower Fields Middle School Fenby Avenue , BD4 8RG	- not rated	997 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodroyd Middle School Woodroyd Road , West Bowling BD5 8EL	- not rated	1,138 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gregory Middle School Newhall Road , Bierley BD4 6AF	- not rated	1,738 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	1,037 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	1,304 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	1,939 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	629 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Appleton Academy Woodside Road , BD12 8AL	3out of 4	5,087 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Appleton Academy Woodside Road , BD12 8AL	- not rated	5,091 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rise Mentoring Estate House , BD4 7EX	- not rated	472 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oastlers School Flockton Road , BD4 7RH	4out of 4	517 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oastlers School Flockton Road , BD4 7RH	- not rated	517 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Aspire Avenue Road , West Bowling BD5 8DB	- not rated	677 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Aspire Alternative Provision Academy Avenue Road , West Bowling BD5 8DB	3out of 4	677 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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
In Bread	2a New Hey Road	494 yd
Lodge Cafe	Bowling Hall Road	525 yd
The Bowling Cafe	The Old Bowling Hotel, Maw Street	654 yd
Kirky's Cafe	Silestone House, Bolling Road	978 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leicester Street Community Club	Leicester Street	422 yd
Bowling Hotel Bar	112 Hall Lane	653 yd
The Winston Churchill (Bar Only)	431 Wakefield Road	655 yd
Railway Social Club & Events Venue	Wakefield Road	900 yd
West Bowling Social Club Wet sales only	106 Birch Lane	930 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chilli Bitez	1 Plimsoll Street	398 yd
Deli Shakes	60 Paley Road	463 yd
Pizza X Press & Balti	70 Paley Road	494 yd
Shimlas Takeout	Shimla Buildings, 11-12 Usher Street Business Park, Usher Street	623 yd
Oasis Sandwich Bar	108 Hall Lane	653 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bowling Pool FLOCKTON ROAD	swimming pool	361 yd
Bradford Cathedral Community College (Closed) Lister Avenue	grass pitches	710 yd
Avenue Road Playing Fields PARKSIDE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	773 yd
Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club ELWYN ROAD	grass pitches	824 yd
Bradford Academy TEASDALE STREET	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	840 yd
Lower Fields Primary School FENBY AVENUE	grass pitches	994 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	209.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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