Kensington Street, Bradford, BD8 9LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD8 9LN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.2%	50.1%	-1.1%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	48.8%	49.9%	1.1%	49.0%	0.9%

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	26.1%	40.5%	14.4%	37.9%	2.6%
Married: Opposite sex	44.5%	29.3%	-15.2%	44.2%	-14.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	5.7%	7.7%	2.0%	2.2%	5.5%
Divorced	13.7%	12.4%	-1.3%	9.1%	3.3%
Widowed	10%	9.3%	-0.7%	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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (61.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	34.5%	30.3%	-4.2%	48.4%	-18.1%
Good health	37.2%	30.9%	-6.3%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	19.1%	22%	2.9%	12.7%	9.3%
Bad health	5.5%	14.2%	8.7%	4.0%	10.2%
Very bad health	3.8%	2.7%	-1.1%	1.2%	1.5%

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 9LN this area, 51.2% 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 14.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	43.6%	51.2%	7.6%	18.2%	33.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	11.5%	2.0%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	5%	-4.0%	13.4%	-8.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	5.4%	4.5%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.7%	8.8%	3.1%	16.9%	-8.1%
Degree or Similar	10.4%	14.2%	3.8%	33.8%	-19.6%
Other	20.9%	3.8%	-17.1%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37% 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	5.5%	4.1%	-1.4%	1.1%	3.0%
Indian	5.1%	0.9%	-4.2%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	35.8%	38.5%	2.7%	2.7%	35.8%
Other Asian	4.4%	3.6%	-0.8%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	1.0%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	3.3%	3.3%	0.8%	2.5%
White	41%	37%	-4.0%	81.4%	-44.4%
Roma	0%	4.1%	4.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Arab	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70% 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	55.6%	70%	14.4%	83.2%	-13.2%
European Union	19.1%	11.6%	-7.5%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	20.5%	15.4%	-5.1%	5.6%	9.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	1.3%	-0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.9%	69.2%	14.3%	83.2%	-14.0%
10+ Years	5.1%	19.6%	14.5%	9.8%	9.8%
5-10 Years	14.3%	6.5%	-7.8%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	10.6%	2.1%	-8.5%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	15%	2.6%	-12.4%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.6%	76.7%	-5.1%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	5%	1.3%	3.7%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
No passport held	12.3%	13.5%	-1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.3%	37.2%	-31.9%
Christian	39.8%	46.2%	-6.4%
Muslim	49.9%	6.5%	43.4%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Kensington Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kensington Street was 182.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.2% higher than the Manningham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kensington Street has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Manningham and the 334th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 124.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.6%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD8 9LN, 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 - 5/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Kensington Street are based on 290 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 Kensington Street, Bradford, BD8 9LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD8 9LN

Average Price
£79,714

Semi-Detached
£66,540

Terraced
£80,537

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kensington Street

Average Price
£107,490

Semi-Detached
£118,256

Terraced
£107,509

Detached
£52,515

Flats/Maisonettes
£128,966

Other
£72,411

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kensington Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
197 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2022-10-21	£94,055
225 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£95,000	2022-09-16	£104,178
223 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	2020-10-09	£86,016
215 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£51,000	2019-07-04	£71,896
217 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£74,000	2018-09-07	£103,132

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD8 9LN

Employment

Economic Activity

Other	61
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	33
Full-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	11
Self-Employed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Other	2
Real estate activities	1
Construction	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW	4out of 4	145 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	749 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	1,579 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	2,068 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	3,034 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Girlington Primary School Girlington Road , BD8 9NR	3out of 4	177 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School Whitby Terrace , Girlington BD8 9JL	3out of 4	342 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Academy Whetley Lane , Girlington BD8 9HZ	3out of 4	399 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Young Street , BD8 9RG	- not rated	754 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Primary School Lilycroft Road , Manningham BD9 5AD	3out of 4	792 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dixons Kings Academy Northside Road , BD7 2AN	4out of 4	1,479 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	2out of 4	1,494 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
One In A Million Free School Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	3out of 4	2,029 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	2,166 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Beckfoot Upper Heaton Thorn Lane , Heaton BD9 6AL	3out of 4	2,479 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	2,415 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	3,101 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,430 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	4,139 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	565 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	1,662 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ	3out of 4	5,194 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prism Independent School Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES	- not rated	557 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Ambler Street , BD8 8AW	- not rated	1,360 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hazelbeck Special School Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE	4out of 4	1,537 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc White Abbey Road , BD8 8EJ	- not rated	1,656 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Netherleigh and Rossefield School Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY	- not rated	1,781 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
Atahs Cafe	1 Woodlands Terrace	311 yd
SmashDown	29 Whetley Lane	350 yd
Shaan Restaurant	135-137 Toller Lane	391 yd
Fresh Fillingz	31 Duckworth Lane	405 yd
Tawa House	516 Thornton Road	405 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
West Bradford Bowling Club (Bar Only)	Prospect Place		539 yd
The Red Lion (Bar Only)	589 Thornton Road		599 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nadeem's Savoury Hut	4 Whitby Terrace	248 yd
The Flavours	370 Girlington Road	253 yd
Roti Rooms	297 Girlington Road	287 yd
Pizza Palace	2 Whitby Road	333 yd
Bismillah Roti	4 Whitby Road	333 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asia Superstore	121 Fairbank Road	314 yd
Morrisons	Victoria Shopping Centre, Young Street	568 yd
B&M	Unit 13a, Victoria Shopping Centre, Thornton Road	594 yd
Lidl	Ingleby Road	697 yd
Getir UK	Unit 4, Four Lanes Business Park, Cemetery Road	712 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whetley Academy WHETLEY LANE	grass pitches	305 yd
West Park GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	450 yd
Bradford Girls Grammar School SQUIRE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool	677 yd
St William'S Catholic Primary School YOUNG STREET	grass pitches	736 yd
Great Horton Church Cricket Club 108A 108A ALLERTON ROAD	grass pitches	785 yd
Manningham Mills Sports Association SCOTCHMAN ROAD	grass pitches	886 yd
Speedball Indoor Football Ltd DUNCOMBE WAY	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	890 yd
Manningham Sports Centre CARLISLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	901 yd
Scotchman Road Athletics Coaching Centre (Closed) Scotchman Road	artificial grass pitch	933 yd
The Curve CARLISLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	954 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	59 Mbit/s
Average download speed	82.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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