Old Road, Bradford, BD7 4PJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BD7 4PJ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	48.6%	47.8%	-0.8%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	51.4%	52.2%	0.8%	49.0%	3.2%

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	32.7%	38.5%	5.8%	37.9%	0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	51.8%	48.5%	-3.3%	44.2%	4.3%
Separated	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	6.4%	7.1%	0.7%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	5.9%	3.8%	-2.1%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	48.9%	50.8%	1.9%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	37%	29.4%	-7.6%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	10.6%	13%	2.4%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	2.3%	5.4%	3.1%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.2%	0.1%

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	20.5%	23.8%	3.3%	18.2%	5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	12.6%	-1.5%	9.6%	3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.6%	14.2%	-4.4%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15%	19.7%	4.7%	16.9%	2.8%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	26.4%	5.9%	33.8%	-7.4%
Other	8.2%	0.8%	-7.4%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.5% 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	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	4.8%	6%	1.2%	3.1%	2.9%
Pakistani	19.9%	39.1%	19.2%	2.7%	36.4%
Other Asian	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	65.9%	51.5%	-14.4%	81.4%	-29.9%
Other	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.6% 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	88.1%	82.6%	-5.5%	83.2%	-0.6%
European Union	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	6.1%	-3.4%
Africa	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	13.1%	4.7%	5.6%	7.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.1%	81.7%	-6.4%	83.2%	-1.5%
10+ Years	1.6%	13.3%	11.7%	9.8%	3.5%
5-10 Years	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	5.8%	1.3%	-4.5%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.3%	76.7%	5.6%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
No passport held	12%	13.5%	-1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.1%	37.2%	-15.1%
Christian	25.8%	46.2%	-20.4%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	38.6%	6.5%	32.1%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	11.7%	6.0%	5.7%

Safety

Is Old Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old Road was 94.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 27.4% lower than the Great Horton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Old Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Great Horton and the 738th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.9%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,900

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in BD7 4PJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Old Road are based on 267 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 Old Road, Bradford, BD7 4PJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD7 4PJ

Average Price
£140,742

Semi-Detached
£171,865

Terraced
£91,254

Detached
£274,797

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£36,264

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Road

Average Price
£155,689

Semi-Detached
£165,123

Terraced
£137,795

Detached
£271,556

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£219,247

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Old Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£170,000	2025-11-28	£171,352
26 Old Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£145,000	2025-03-21	£152,765
8 Old Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£35,000	2023-10-13	£37,387
7 Old Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£113,200	2023-10-11	£129,290
2 Old Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	2021-11-05	£87,002

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD7 4PJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	76
Retired	27
Other	25
Self-Employed	25
Part-Time Employee	25
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	21
Manufacturing	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	11
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Information and communication	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	2
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
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Basil Street , Canterbury BD5 9HL	4out of 4	1,368 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	3,281 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	3,889 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	4,016 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	4,569 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brackenhill Primary School Dracup Road , Great Horton BD7 4HA	3out of 4	583 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hollingwood Primary School Hollingwood Lane , BD7 4BE	- not rated	637 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hollingwood Primary School Hollingwood Lane , BD7 4BE	3out of 4	637 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Beacon Road , BD6 3DQ	- not rated	798 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Beacon Road , BD6 3DQ	3out of 4	798 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy Reevy Road West , Buttershaw BD6 3PX	- not rated	1,187 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College Reevy Road West , Buttershaw BD6 3PX	- not rated	1,187 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Grange Co-Op Academy Grange , Haycliffe Lane BD5 9ET	- not rated	1,290 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Grange Technology College Haycliffe Lane , BD5 9ET	- not rated	1,357 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Grange Technology College Haycliffe Lane , BD5 9ET	- not rated	1,357 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Great Horton Middle School Cross Lane , Great Horton BD7 3JT	- not rated	1,226 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mandale Middle School Cooper Lane , BD6 3NN	- not rated	1,426 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wibsey Middle School Northfield Road , Wibsey BD6 1RL	- not rated	1,641 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Buttershaw Middle School Reevy Crescent , Buttershaw BD6 2BS	- not rated	1,654 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lidget Green Middle School Cemetery Road , Lidget Green BD7 2PY	- not rated	1,744 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	3,011 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	3,094 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	3,518 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
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	2out of 4	3,247 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Appleton Academy Woodside Road , BD12 8AL	3out of 4	4,304 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Appleton Academy Woodside Road , BD12 8AL	- not rated	4,324 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Lister Avenue , BD4 7QS	- not rated	4,412 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southfield School Haycliffe Lane , BD5 9ET	- not rated	1,116 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Southfield Haycliffe Lane , BD5 9ET	3out of 4	1,116 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Markaz Academy Sm Complex , Beckside Lane BD7 2JX	- not rated	1,118 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Haycliffe School Haycliffe Lane , Little Horton BD5 9ET	- not rated	1,170 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ummid Independent School The Old Sunday School , BD7 3EX	- not rated	1,172 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hermano Desserts	2-4 Hollybank Road	166 yd
Cravings	768 Great Horton Road	487 yd
Options Cafe	313 Beacon Road	677 yd
Burning Bull	732 Great Horton Road	697 yd
Shai Grill	555 Great Horton Road	697 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The White Horse Inn	731 Great Horton Road	250 yd
The Monkey	931-933 Great Horton Road	351 yd
The Crown	1033 Great Horton Road	593 yd
Great Horton Cricket Club	Ewart Street	883 yd
The Flying Squirrel	Quora Retail Park, Clayton Road	959 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lahoree Grillz	892-894 Great Horton Road	214 yd
Lin's	826 Great Horton Road	363 yd
Old Road Fisheries	138 Old Road	426 yd
Reggae Hut	206 Old Road	426 yd
Royal Fish and Chips	589 Great Horton Road	609 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Al Halal Supermarket	607 Great Horton Road	609 yd
Tesco	700 Great Horton Road	840 yd
Aldi	Unit 1, Quora Retail Park, Clayton Road	959 yd
Heron Foods	Unit 3, Quora Retail Park, Clayton Road	959 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beldon Lane Recreation Ground Beldon Lane	grass pitches	503 yd
Bracken Hill Park Hollingwood Drive	tennis courts	572 yd
Brackenhill Primary School DRACUP ROAD		586 yd
Jer Lane Cricket Club Jer Lane	grass pitches	628 yd
Great Horton Community Association BELDON ROAD		839 yd
Great Horton Park Chapel Cricket Club EWART STREET	grass pitches	960 yd
Field Sports & Social Club HOLLINGWOOD LANE	grass pitches	989 yd
Fitness Finesse Limited MERCON HOUSE MERCON HOUSE BEACON ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,076 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	214.5 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	21.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD7 4PJ