Wood Street, Bradford, BD8 8HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BD8 8HY has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	50.5%	50%	-0.5%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	49.5%	50%	0.5%	49.0%	1.0%

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	34.8%	37.3%	2.5%	37.9%	-0.6%
Married: Opposite sex	51.4%	45.2%	-6.2%	44.2%	1.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	3.7%	4.6%	0.9%	2.2%	2.4%
Divorced	6.8%	8.9%	2.1%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	3.4%	3.3%	-0.1%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	44.8%	36.4%	-8.4%	48.4%	-12.0%
Good health	32%	42.2%	10.2%	33.6%	8.6%
Fair health	14.2%	13.4%	-0.8%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	5.9%	6.8%	0.9%	4.0%	2.8%
Very bad health	3.1%	1.3%	-1.8%	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.

In the area around BD8 8HY this area, 39.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 13.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	42.2%	39.9%	-2.3%	18.2%	21.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.9%	13.5%	-3.4%	9.6%	3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	13.9%	3.1%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.4%	13.2%	7.8%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	9.5%	13.5%	4.0%	33.8%	-20.3%
Other	13.5%	4.3%	-9.2%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 12.8% 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	6.6%	11.1%	4.5%	1.1%	10.0%
Chinese	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	3.1%	0.2%
Pakistani	64%	58.9%	-5.1%	2.7%	56.2%
Other Asian	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	4%	0.4%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	4.5%	5%	0.5%	0.8%	4.2%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	9.7%	12.8%	3.1%	81.4%	-68.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.2% 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	59.7%	66.2%	6.5%	83.2%	-17.0%
European Union	0.5%	3.8%	3.3%	6.1%	-2.3%
Africa	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.4%
Middle East and Asia	36.3%	28.3%	-8.0%	5.6%	22.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.2%	66.2%	7.0%	83.2%	-17.0%
10+ Years	4%	26.3%	22.3%	9.8%	16.5%
5-10 Years	3.6%	2.3%	-1.3%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	5.9%	2%	-3.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	27.3%	3.3%	-24.0%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78%	76.7%	1.3%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	8.8%	1.2%	7.6%
No passport held	8.1%	13.5%	-5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4%	37.2%	-33.2%
Christian	17.9%	46.2%	-28.3%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	71.3%	6.5%	64.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Wood Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wood Street was 213.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.9% lower than the City average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wood Street has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 118.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.4%.

🔎 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
£26,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD8 8HY, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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 Wood 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 Wood Street, Bradford, BD8 8HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD8 8HY

Average Price
£130,443

Semi-Detached
£131,423

Terraced
£126,522

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Street

Average Price
£136,520

Semi-Detached
£137,713

Terraced
£130,553

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Wood Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£138,000	2023-12-14	£151,201
13 Wood Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£105,000	2022-12-08	£116,422
14 Wood Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2022-11-29	£139,713
10 Wood Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£85,000	2009-08-27	£142,221
2 Wood Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£79,575	2006-04-03	£139,006

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD8 8HY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	76
Looking after home or family	57
Part-Time Employee	44
Other	29
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Self-Employed	16
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Manufacturing	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	12
Transport and storage	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Other	1
Information and communication	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Construction	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	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	3out of 4	223 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	910 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	1,149 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	1,468 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	2,732 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Manningham Academy Wood Street , Manningham BD8 8HY	3out of 4	124 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Primary School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	223 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Atlas Community Primary School Lincoln Close , Manningham BD8 8DL	3out of 4	257 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Academy Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	4out of 4	500 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Miriam Lord Community Primary School Bavaria Place , Manningham BD8 8RG	3out of 4	734 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
One In A Million Free School Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	3out of 4	781 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	1,671 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	4out of 4	1,711 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Feversham Academy 158 Cliffe Road , Undercliffe BD3 0LT	4out of 4	1,785 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	1,823 yd	Free schools	No	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	1,282 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	1,836 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	2,393 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	4,629 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,029 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	3,065 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ	3out of 4	3,966 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc White Abbey Road , BD8 8EJ	- not rated	242 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Ambler Street , BD8 8AW	- not rated	698 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Clifton Street , Manningham BD8 7DA	- not rated	855 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prism Independent School Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES	- not rated	959 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Bradford Richmond Road , BD7 1DP	- not rated	1,185 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
Olivia Gardens	104 White Abbey Road	49 yd
Cairo Zaks	87 White Abbey Road	175 yd
Oh So Yum	138 White Abbey Road	193 yd
Deli Cairo Zaks	99 White Abbey Road	193 yd
Sweet Centre Restaurant	110-114 Lumb Lane	268 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rose And Crown	199-201 Westgate	382 yd
Top Pocket	Try Mills, 237 Thornton Road	471 yd
Bradford Bridge Club (Bar Only)	8 Mornington Villas	540 yd
The Bradford Arms (bar only)	77 Manningham Lane	552 yd
Club	Lower Basement, 193 Sunbridge Road	573 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Square Apple	130 White Abbey Road	117 yd
Sweet Centre	106 Lumb Lane	268 yd
City Road Takeaway	106 City Road	321 yd
Sandwich Express	Unit 1, Drill Parade	440 yd
Frangoz Express	Jowett Works, Jowett Street	474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	185 Manningham Lane	450 yd
Al Falah Supermarket	150-168 Manningham Lane	516 yd
Iceland	Units 3-4, Manningham Lane Retail Park, Manningham Lane	604 yd
Kana Peena Supermarket	16 Legrams Lane	1,008 yd
Tesco	The Peel Centre, Valley Road	1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pakistan Community Centre Jervaulx Crescent		171 yd
Green Lane Primary School GREEN LANE	grass pitches	195 yd
The Forge (Closed) Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	597 yd
Jd Gyms (Bradford) MANNINGHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	609 yd
Bradford City Football Club (Valley Parade) Coral Windows Stadium Coral Windows Stadium Valley Parade	grass pitches	676 yd
Manningham Sports Centre CARLISLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	687 yd
Xercise4Less (Bradford) PRESTON STREET	health and fitness suite	695 yd
The Curve CARLISLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	704 yd
Fitness Lab (Closed) 149-151 149-151 Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	843 yd
Supreme Fitness (Closed) 12a 12a North Parade	health and fitness suite	907 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	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.3%

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	49.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	200.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD8 8HY