Cecil Avenue, Bradford, BD7 3BW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BD7 3BW has a slightly higher male population, with 52% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.7%	48%	3.3%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	55.3%	52%	-3.3%	49.0%	3.0%

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	37.5%	39.7%	2.2%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	54.8%	49.7%	-5.1%	44.2%	5.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	3.5%	4.1%	0.6%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	46.4%	48.2%	1.8%	48.4%	-0.2%
Good health	37.1%	32.4%	-4.7%	33.6%	-1.2%
Fair health	11.7%	11.3%	-0.4%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	3.6%	6.1%	2.5%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	1.2%	0.7%

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 BD7 3BW this area, 36.3% 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	27.9%	36.3%	8.4%	18.2%	18.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	10.4%	-3.1%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	12%	4.0%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16%	11.4%	-4.6%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	24.3%	3.8%	33.8%	-9.5%
Other	13.8%	3.5%	-10.3%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 5.7% 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%	1.2%	1.0%	1.1%	0.1%
Indian	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	72.5%	72.6%	0.1%	2.7%	69.9%
Other Asian	2.2%	5.9%	3.7%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	4.5%	1.4%	-3.1%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	11%	5.7%	-5.3%	81.4%	-75.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	3.5%	3.5%	0.1%	3.4%
Arab	6.7%	3.1%	-3.6%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	0.2%	3.1%	2.9%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.6% 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	52.4%	55.6%	3.2%	83.2%	-27.6%
European Union	4.5%	5.6%	1.1%	6.1%	-0.5%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	8.1%	1.9%	-6.2%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	34.7%	34.5%	-0.2%	5.6%	28.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.2%	56%	3.8%	83.2%	-27.2%
10+ Years	10.3%	26.5%	16.2%	9.8%	16.7%
5-10 Years	10.3%	7.1%	-3.2%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	6.7%	4%	-2.7%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	20.6%	6.4%	-14.2%	1.9%	4.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.8%	76.7%	0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	8%	1.2%	6.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4%	37.2%	-33.2%
Christian	5.9%	46.2%	-40.3%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	79.4%	6.5%	72.9%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Cecil Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cecil Avenue was 255.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.0% lower than the City average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cecil Avenue has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 140.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.7%.

🔎 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
£27,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD7 3BW, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Cecil Avenue are based on 98 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 Cecil Avenue, Bradford, BD7 3BW

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD7 3BW

Average Price
£214,679

Semi-Detached
£234,843

Terraced
£212,593

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cecil Avenue

Average Price
£228,505

Semi-Detached
£197,381

Terraced
£245,039

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cecil AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
91 Cecil Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	2025-04-04	£365,000
63 Cecil Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£203,000	2025-03-26	£202,082
49 Cecil Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£149,000	2023-11-29	£163,395
69 Cecil Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2022-12-16	£230,060
31 Cecil Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2022-11-11	£220,641

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD7 3BW

Employment

BD7 3BW 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 BD7 3BW 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	65
Looking after home or family	55
Part-Time Employee	38
Student (economically inactive)	33
Self-Employed	31
Retired	26
Unemployed	25
Other	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Education	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Construction	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Information and communication	2
Other	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	620 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	2,312 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	2,347 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	2,799 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	2,998 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Farnham Primary School Stratford Road , BD7 3HU	4out of 4	398 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Copthorne Primary School All Saints' Road , BD7 3AY	4out of 4	451 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Cross Lane , Great Horton BD7 3JT	3out of 4	461 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Horton Park Primary School Dawnay Road , BD5 9LQ	3out of 4	508 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Horton Grange Primary School Spencer Road , Great Horton BD7 2EU	4out of 4	533 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	4out of 4	969 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Grange Co-Op Academy Grange , Haycliffe Lane BD5 9ET	2out of 4	1,134 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Kings Academy Northside Road , BD7 2AN	4out of 4	1,142 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	1,170 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons City Academy Ripley Street , BD5 7RR	4out of 4	1,508 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,419 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	1,596 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	1,905 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
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	1out of 4	2,758 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	3,110 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ	3out of 4	3,385 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Appleton Academy Woodside Road , BD12 8AL	2out of 4	5,055 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eternal Light Christopher Street , Off Little Horton Lane BD5 9DH	- not rated	1,094 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Eden Springs Girls Secondary 36 Greaves Street , Bradford BD5 7PE	- not rated	1,096 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Crystal Gardens Primary School 38 - 40 Greaves Street , BD5 7PE	- not rated	1,111 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Southfield Haycliffe Lane , BD5 9ET	3out of 4	1,267 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Bradford Richmond Road , BD7 1DP	- not rated	1,444 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Mumtaz	386-410 Great Horton Road	239 yd
Chaiiwala	337 Great Horton Road	260 yd
Paratha Box	Unit 5, 353 Great Horton Road	369 yd
Kashmir Cafe	Market 2, Cannon Mills Union Road	381 yd
Smashd	364 Great Horton Road	398 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bulls Head Hotel (Bar only)	463 Great Horton Road	750 yd
Great Horton Cricket Club	Ewart Street	1,005 yd
Little Horton Social Club	Spicer Street	1,029 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Salah's	508-510 Great Horton Road	260 yd
Tazza Kitchen @ Cannon Mills	Market 5, Cannon Mills, Union Road	381 yd
Lahori Dhaba	530 Great Horton Road	412 yd
Mr Parmo	528 Great Horton Road	412 yd
Mr T's Bradford	356 Great Horton Road	419 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	76 Canterbury Avenue	534 yd
AMC Foods	St Andrews Works, Summerville Road	780 yd
Al Halal Supermarket	Panorama House, Woodhead Road	832 yd
Tesco	700 Great Horton Road	914 yd
Shimlas Superstore	36 Clayton Road	1,090 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cj'S Training Base (Closed) Great Horton Road		365 yd
Park Avenue Bradford Limited 35-37 35-37 Canterbury Avenue	grass pitches	367 yd
Windmill Health & Strength Club (Closed) Ebenezer Place	health and fitness suite	463 yd
Hudson Avenue Recreation Ground Hudson Avenue	grass pitches	484 yd
Better Gym (Bradford) CANTERBURY AVENUE	health and fitness suite	506 yd
University Of Bradford (Sports Park) LAISTERIDGE LANE	artificial grass pitch, squash courts, tennis courts	564 yd
Khidmat Community Centre Spencer Road		709 yd
Woodhead Road Recreation Ground ROTHESAY TERRACE	grass pitches	720 yd
Girlington Cricket Club CRICKET GROUND PAVILION CRICKET GROUND PAVILION LITTLE HORTON GREEN	grass pitches	759 yd
Grange Interlink Community Centre SUMMERVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	818 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	204.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD7 3BW