City Road, Bradford, BD8 8JT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD8 8JT is primarily male, with 54.5% of the population 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	46.1%	45.5%	-0.6%	51.0%	-5.5%
Male	53.9%	54.5%	0.6%	49.0%	5.5%

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	34.9%	38.6%	3.7%	37.9%	0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	47.2%	46.2%	-1.0%	44.2%	2.0%
Separated	5.2%	5.8%	0.6%	2.2%	3.6%
Divorced	7.9%	6.6%	-1.3%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	4.7%	2.9%	-1.8%	6.1%	-3.2%

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	41.8%	42.9%	1.1%	48.4%	-5.5%
Good health	33.3%	36.3%	3.0%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	16.2%	15.1%	-1.1%	12.7%	2.4%
Bad health	7.3%	4%	-3.3%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	1.2%	0.5%

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 8JT this area, 36.7% 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	40.9%	36.7%	-4.2%	18.2%	18.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.8%	9.9%	-7.9%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	9.5%	-2.0%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.7%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	13.8%	4.1%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	8.7%	23.9%	15.2%	33.8%	-9.9%
Other	10.2%	3.5%	-6.7%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 14% 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	5.7%	2.3%	-3.4%	1.1%	1.2%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.9%	4.8%	3.9%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	72.2%	69.8%	-2.4%	2.7%	67.1%
Other Asian	2%	2%	0.0%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	12.6%	14%	1.4%	81.4%	-67.4%
Arab	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.6%	-1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.8% 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	65.5%	57.8%	-7.7%	83.2%	-25.4%
European Union	2.1%	5.1%	3.0%	6.1%	-1.0%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	0.7%	4.3%	3.6%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	31.1%	31.5%	0.4%	5.6%	25.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.5%	58.1%	-7.4%	83.2%	-25.1%
10+ Years	3%	27.6%	24.6%	9.8%	17.8%
5-10 Years	4.1%	2.6%	-1.5%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	5.2%	7%	1.8%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	22.2%	4.7%	-17.5%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.3%	76.7%	-1.4%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	8.8%	1.2%	7.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.7%	37.2%	-31.5%
Christian	11.5%	46.2%	-34.7%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	75.7%	6.5%	69.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is City Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around City Road was 318.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.0% lower than the City average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

City Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in City and the 119th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 177.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.6%.

🔎 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. 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 8JT, 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 City Road are based on 27 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 City Road, Bradford, BD8 8JT

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD8 8JT

Average Price
£146,700

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£101,066

Detached
£413,401

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£153,797

Estimated Average Property Prices for City Road

Average Price
£246,722

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£126,339

Detached
£595,347

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£270,859

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on City Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
112 City Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2021-03-24	£62,486
116 City Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£120,000	2016-09-28	£160,943
114A City Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	2010-01-11	£108,856
City Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2008-12-16	£159,104
110 City Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2008-06-11	£71,773

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD8 8JT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD8 8JT 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	94
Looking after home or family	79
Student (economically inactive)	58
Part-Time Employee	57
Retired	54
Other	40
Self-Employed	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Unemployed	27
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Manufacturing	11
Other	10
Transport and storage	10
Education	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	545 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	1,220 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	1,231 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	1,331 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	2,438 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Atlas Community Primary School Lincoln Close , Manningham BD8 8DL	3out of 4	435 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Manningham Academy Wood Street , Manningham BD8 8HY	3out of 4	445 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Lane Primary School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	545 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Academy Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	4out of 4	660 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Miriam Lord Community Primary School Bavaria Place , Manningham BD8 8RG	3out of 4	871 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	1,099 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	4out of 4	1,500 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Kings Academy Northside Road , BD7 2AN	4out of 4	1,565 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0BE	4out of 4	1,642 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	1,960 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,146 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	1,781 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	2,245 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	4,826 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	1,912 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	2,880 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ	3out of 4	3,906 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	348 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prism Independent School Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES	- not rated	808 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Ambler Street , BD8 8AW	- not rated	945 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Bradford Richmond Road , BD7 1DP	- not rated	1,052 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School Clifton Street , Manningham BD8 7DA	- not rated	1,177 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
786 Restaurant	103-103a City Road	46 yd
Marha	48-50 City Road	234 yd
Cairo Zaks	87 White Abbey Road	240 yd
Deli Cairo Zaks	99 White Abbey Road	255 yd
Olivia Gardens	104 White Abbey Road	273 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Top Pocket	Try Mills, 237 Thornton Road	163 yd
The Fighting Cock	21 Preston Street	366 yd
Rose And Crown	199-201 Westgate	423 yd
Club	Lower Basement, 193 Sunbridge Road	469 yd
Harp Of Erin (Bar only)	Chain Street	654 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
City Road Takeaway	106 City Road	4 yd
Square Apple	130 White Abbey Road	270 yd
Frangoz Express	Jowett Works, Jowett Street	289 yd
Starbake Patisseries	118-120 Listerhills Road	510 yd
Sweet Centre	106 Lumb Lane	565 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kana Peena Supermarket	16 Legrams Lane	696 yd
Tesco	185 Manningham Lane	754 yd
Iceland	Units 3-4, Manningham Lane Retail Park, Manningham Lane	762 yd
Al Falah Supermarket	150-168 Manningham Lane	830 yd
Al Halal Supermarket	Panorama House, Woodhead Road	1,004 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pakistan Community Centre Jervaulx Crescent		338 yd
Xercise4Less (Bradford) PRESTON STREET	health and fitness suite	398 yd
The Forge (Closed) Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	498 yd
Green Lane Primary School GREEN LANE	grass pitches	504 yd
Manningham Sports Centre CARLISLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	763 yd
Jd Gyms (Bradford) MANNINGHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	769 yd
Fitness Lab (Closed) 149-151 149-151 Sunbridge Road	health and fitness suite	771 yd
Prodigy Living Arkwright House SMITH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	785 yd
The Curve CARLISLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	811 yd
Culture Fusion (Ymca Bradford) THORNTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	927 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%

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

Overview of BD8 8JT