Ambler Street, Bradford, BD8 8AW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD8 8AW 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%	51.4%	2.4%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	51%	48.6%	-2.4%	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.

In the immediate vicinity of BD8 8AW there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.3% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	25.9%	31.1%	5.2%	37.9%	-6.8%
Married: Opposite sex	59.4%	54.3%	-5.1%	44.2%	10.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	3.7%	3.8%	0.1%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	5.7%	6.7%	1.0%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	45.2%	42%	-3.2%	48.4%	-6.4%
Good health	32.7%	38.3%	5.6%	33.6%	4.7%
Fair health	14.5%	13.8%	-0.7%	12.7%	1.1%
Bad health	6.2%	3.2%	-3.0%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	1.2%	1.6%

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 BD8 8AW this area, 39.7% 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	39.2%	39.7%	0.5%	18.2%	21.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	10.6%	1.2%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	8.3%	-3.6%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.2%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	8.3%	-1.4%	16.9%	-8.6%
Degree or Similar	14.5%	25.6%	11.1%	33.8%	-8.2%
Other	14.2%	4.2%	-10.0%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 15.5% 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	5%	3%	-2.0%	1.1%	1.9%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	17.1%	7.8%	-9.3%	3.1%	4.7%
Pakistani	61.2%	54.1%	-7.1%	2.7%	51.4%
Other Asian	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%
White	8.2%	15.5%	7.3%	81.4%	-65.9%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.2%	6.8%	6.6%	0.6%	6.2%
Other	1.8%	6.6%	4.8%	1.6%	5.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.6%	48.6%	-7.0%	83.2%	-34.6%
European Union	4%	6.5%	2.5%	6.1%	0.4%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	36.3%	42.2%	5.9%	5.6%	36.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.2%	48.2%	-7.0%	83.2%	-35.0%
10+ Years	2%	29.9%	27.9%	9.8%	20.1%
5-10 Years	6.6%	5.3%	-1.3%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	5.8%	5.9%	0.1%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	30.5%	10.7%	-19.8%	1.9%	8.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	76.7%	-8.6%
Italy	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	10.1%	1.2%	8.9%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	10.8%	13.5%	-2.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.1%	37.2%	-30.1%
Christian	9.4%	46.2%	-36.8%
Muslim	79.1%	6.5%	72.6%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Ambler Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ambler Street was 337.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 128.9% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ambler Street has the 12th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe and the 97th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 204.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.6%.

🔎 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
£28,100

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD8 8AW, 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Ambler Street are based on 6 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 Ambler Street, Bradford, BD8 8AW

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD8 8AW

Average Price
£133,960

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£133,960

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ambler Street

Average Price
£147,422

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£147,422

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ambler Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Ambler Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2017-07-21	£178,429
2 Ambler Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£107,000	2017-02-10	£164,705
3 Ambler Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£18,000	2000-08-21	£81,143
3 Ambler Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£25,000	1997-10-13	£116,872
4 Ambler Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£36,000	1997-10-03	£168,296

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD8 8AW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD8 8AW 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

Looking after home or family	71
Retired	47
Full-Time Employee	44
Part-Time Employee	43
Other	26
Student (economically inactive)	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Self-Employed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Transport and storage	19
Manufacturing	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Other	14
Education	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	10
Construction	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Administrative and support service activities	1
Information and communication	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	585 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	726 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	729 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	1,433 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	3,382 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's First School Ambler Street , Manningham BD8 8AW	- not rated	7 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grosvenor First School Laburnam Street , Lumb Lane BD8 7SG	- not rated	254 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westbourne Primary School Skinner Lane , BD8 7PL	- not rated	284 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westbourne Primary School Skinner Lane , Manningham BD8 7PL	3out of 4	284 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Primary Academy Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	3out of 4	346 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Valley Academy Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	2out of 4	734 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College Cunliffe Road , BD8 7AP	- not rated	767 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The Challenge College North Avenue , BD8 7ND	- not rated	1,035 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Syedna Way , BD8 9AR	4out of 4	1,290 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Drummond Middle School Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	325 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manningham Middle School Manningham Lane , BD8 7HS	- not rated	643 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Middle School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	1,116 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Scotchman Middle School Scotchman Road , BD9 5DF	- not rated	1,351 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Undercliffe Middle School Cliffe Road , BD3 0LX	- not rated	1,732 yd	Community school	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	1,978 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	2,483 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,086 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	3,928 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3,019 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Lister Avenue , BD4 7QS	- not rated	4,364 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Ambler Street , BD8 8AW	- not rated	7 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Bilal Academy for Girls 1-3 Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	325 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
M A Girls School 162 Lumb Lane , BD8 7RZ	- not rated	601 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Coral College for Girls 189 Manningham Lane , BD8 7HP	- not rated	643 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Clifton Street , Manningham BD8 7DA	- not rated	686 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
Clocktower Cafe	Unit 60, Carlisle Business Centre, Carlisle Road	79 yd
Shake House Bradford	70 Carlisle Road	119 yd
Well Being Cafe	St Pauls Church, St Pauls Road	146 yd
African & African Caribbean Wellbeing Cafe	St Pauls Church, St Pauls Road	146 yd
Deli 786	24 Carlisle Road	151 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Carlisle Pub (Bar Only)	86 Carlisle Road	127 yd
Bradford Bridge Club (Bar Only)	8 Mornington Villas	437 yd
Latvian Welfare Fund Club (Bar Only)	5 Clifton Villas	599 yd
Eesti Kodu Club	8 Clifton Villas	599 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
B4 Takeaway	74 Carlisle Road	127 yd
Gino's Pizza & Grill/Kashmiri Pizzas	69-71 Carlisle Road	161 yd
The Origional Baba Roti House	93 Carlisle Road	212 yd
Munch 2 Go	2 Carlisle Place	216 yd
Deli Chez	111 Carlisle Road	223 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kana Peena Supermarket	40 Oak Lane	411 yd
Al Falah Supermarket	150-168 Manningham Lane	770 yd
Tesco	185 Manningham Lane	817 yd
Asia Superstore	121 Fairbank Road	959 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Curve CARLISLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	345 yd
Manningham Sports Centre CARLISLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	424 yd
Green Lane Primary School GREEN LANE	grass pitches	593 yd
St Bede'S And St Joseph'S Catholic College (Ignis Campus) Cunliffe Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	772 yd
Bradford City Football Club (Valley Parade) Coral Windows Stadium Coral Windows Stadium Valley Parade	grass pitches	805 yd
Pakistan Community Centre Jervaulx Crescent		916 yd
Bradford Grammar School KEIGHLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	985 yd
Scotchman Road Athletics Coaching Centre (Closed) Scotchman Road	artificial grass pitch	1,029 yd
Oasis Academy Lister Park NORTH AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,059 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	36.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	93.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	4.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD8 8AW