Bowling Old Lane, Bradford, BD5 7JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD5 7JR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	50.5%	1.6%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	51.1%	49.5%	-1.6%	49.0%	0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around BD5 7JR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.6%	42.2%	-1.4%	37.9%	4.3%
Married: Opposite sex	49.2%	45.6%	-3.6%	44.2%	1.4%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	2.3%	6.8%	4.5%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	2%	3%	1.0%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	46.2%	48.8%	2.6%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	37.5%	34.7%	-2.8%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	12%	12.7%	0.7%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	3.9%	3.6%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	21.1%	26%	4.9%	18.2%	7.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.2%	16.6%	-1.6%	9.6%	7.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.2%	16.2%	2.0%	13.4%	2.8%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	3%	0.4%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	11.5%	-1.0%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	17.5%	24%	6.5%	33.8%	-9.8%
Other	13.9%	2.7%	-11.2%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.5% 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	10.8%	14.3%	3.5%	1.1%	13.2%
Chinese	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	37.3%	44%	6.7%	2.7%	41.3%
Other Asian	8.5%	7.3%	-1.2%	1.6%	5.7%
Black African	4.8%	2.9%	-1.9%	2.5%	0.4%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	0.9%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	15.7%	17.5%	1.8%	81.4%	-63.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	7.9%	4.1%	-3.8%	0.6%	3.5%
Other	1%	3.6%	2.6%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.2% 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	63.1%	62.2%	-0.9%	83.2%	-21.0%
European Union	3.3%	7.2%	3.9%	6.1%	1.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	6.4%	3.6%	-2.8%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	26.9%	25.3%	-1.6%	5.6%	19.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.1%	62.2%	-0.9%	83.2%	-21.0%
10+ Years	1.2%	25.8%	24.6%	9.8%	16.0%
5-10 Years	16.4%	6.6%	-9.8%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	9.7%	3.4%	-6.3%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	9.5%	2%	-7.5%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.1%	76.7%	-3.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Lithuania	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	4.5%	1.3%	3.2%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	2.7%	0.1%	2.6%
Southern Asia	4.3%	1.2%	3.1%
No passport held	10.6%	13.5%	-2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.7%	37.2%	-27.5%
Christian	11.7%	46.2%	-34.5%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	71.1%	6.5%	64.6%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Bowling Old Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bowling Old Lane was 427.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 160.3% higher than the Bowling and Barkerend average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Bowling Old Lane has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Bowling and Barkerend and the 58th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 135.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.2%.

🔎 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
£27,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD5 7JR, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Old Lane are based on 85 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 Old Lane, Bradford, BD5 7JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD5 7JR

Average Price
£7,265,598

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£7,265,598

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bowling Old Lane

Average Price
£201,746

Semi-Detached
£236,701

Terraced
£98,173

Detached
£262,232

Flats/Maisonettes
£57,596

Other
£1,140,091

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bowling Old LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Douglas Mills Bowling Old Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£5,880,000	2018-11-01	£7,490,670

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD5 7JR

Employment

BD5 7JR area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in BD5 7JR 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	71
Looking after home or family	46
Student (economically inactive)	43
Part-Time Employee	35
Other	24
Unemployed	24
Self-Employed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Retired	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Construction	3
Other	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
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	1,645 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	2,508 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	2,918 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	3,344 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	3,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Park Lane , BD5 0RB	- not rated	248 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Park Lane , BD5 0RB	3out of 4	248 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's CofE Primary School Gaythorne Road , West Bowling BD5 7HU	3out of 4	534 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newby Primary School Ryan Street , Manchester Road BD5 7DQ	3out of 4	536 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Music Primary Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	632 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons City Academy Ripley Street , BD5 7RR	4out of 4	284 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	- not rated	632 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bronte Girls' Academy Bolling Road , East Bowling BD4 7EB	3out of 4	788 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	3out of 4	850 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Studio School 88 Thornton Road , BD1 2DX	- not rated	1,360 yd	Studio schools	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	842 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodroyd Middle School Woodroyd Road , West Bowling BD5 8EL	- not rated	916 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Priestman Middle School Thornton Lane , Little Horton BD5 9DS	- not rated	1,262 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waverley Middle School Stratford Road , BD7 3HU	- not rated	1,840 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fenby Middle School Lorne Street , BD4 7PS	- not rated	1,942 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 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	803 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	1,110 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	1,648 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	2out of 4	4,531 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Appleton Academy Woodside Road , BD12 8AL	3out of 4	5,009 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Appleton Academy Woodside Road , BD12 8AL	- not rated	5,018 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons City Technology College Ripley Street , BD5 7RR	- not rated	284 yd	City technology college	No	Mixed	More About School
Roundthorn School St Stephens Road , West Bowling BD5 7TB	- not rated	472 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rise Mentoring Estate House , BD4 7EX	- not rated	601 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elite Grammar School 119 Little Horton Lane , BD5 0HT	- not rated	642 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Crystal Gardens Primary School 38 Greaves Street , BD5 7PE	- not rated	753 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
Pizza ina Cone	374 Manchester Road	179 yd
Skuddys Cafe	Park Lane Neighbourhood Centre, Park Lane	311 yd
Pap's Kitchen	Units D, St Stephens Mill, Ripley Street	325 yd
Welcome Cuppa	St Lukes Hospital, Little Horton Lane	375 yd
Horton Wing Tea Bar	St Lukes Hospital, Little Horton Lane	375 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bridge Tavern (Bar Only)	7 Bowling Old Lane	92 yd
Field Sports and Community Association	Chelsea Road	113 yd
Central Division Sports & Social Club	4-6 Clayton Lane	159 yd
Station Hotel (Bar Only)	434 Manchester Road	179 yd
West Bowling Social Club Wet sales only	106 Birch Lane	753 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Icestone Gelato	Unit C, Spring Mill Street	172 yd
Babylon Pizza Balti Takeaway / Shah Jehan	372 Manchester Road	179 yd
Todays Food	81 Park Road	436 yd
Nawabish Kitchen	5 Manchester Road	475 yd
Usmaan's Takeaway	155-157 Woodroyd Road	781 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	2 Newall Street	316 yd
Makkah Superstore	Bowling Old Lane	817 yd
Asda	76 Canterbury Avenue	1,058 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dixons City Academy RIPLEY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	281 yd
Newby Primary School RYAN STREET		521 yd
Dixons Trinity Academy TRINITY ROAD	grass pitches	637 yd
Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club ELWYN ROAD	grass pitches	741 yd
Girlington Cricket Club CRICKET GROUND PAVILION CRICKET GROUND PAVILION LITTLE HORTON GREEN	grass pitches	756 yd
Ymca (Bradford) (Closed) McMillan Centre McMillan Centre Dorset Street		806 yd
Bradford College (Trinity Green Campus) TRINITY GREEN CAMPUS TRINITY GREEN CAMPUS EASBY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	859 yd
Bradford College (Mcmillan Teaching Building) (Closed) Trinity Road		869 yd
Bradford Ice Arena LITTLE HORTON LANE	ice rinks	950 yd
Better Gym (Bradford) CANTERBURY AVENUE	health and fitness suite	979 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	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	66.7%

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.