Kensington Street, Bradford, BD8 9LP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD8 9LP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.6%	50.9%	-1.7%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	47.4%	49.1%	1.7%	49.0%	0.1%

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 9LP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52.6% 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	24.2%	36.4%	12.2%	37.9%	-1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	64.3%	52.6%	-11.7%	44.2%	8.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	6.1%	2.7%	-3.4%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	3.4%	3.8%	0.4%	9.1%	-5.3%
Widowed	2%	3.6%	1.6%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	42.2%	43.2%	1.0%	48.4%	-5.2%
Good health	42.6%	38.3%	-4.3%	33.6%	4.7%
Fair health	10.4%	12.6%	2.2%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%

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 9LP this area, 38.2% 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 16.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.6%	38.2%	7.6%	18.2%	20.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	11.9%	-5.3%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	11.1%	0.7%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	15.2%	4.4%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	16.5%	16.9%	0.4%	33.8%	-16.9%
Other	14.1%	5.5%	-8.6%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 4.3% 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	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	9.3%	4.7%	-4.6%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	72.1%	75.4%	3.3%	2.7%	72.7%
Other Asian	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	8.1%	4.3%	-3.8%	81.4%	-77.1%
Roma	0%	4.5%	4.5%	0.2%	4.3%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% 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	60.9%	60.6%	-0.3%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	2.5%	8.6%	6.1%	6.1%	2.5%
Africa	1%	1.8%	0.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	35%	29%	-6.0%	5.6%	23.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.7%	60.7%	0.0%	83.2%	-22.5%
10+ Years	2.1%	24.7%	22.6%	9.8%	14.9%
5-10 Years	4.3%	6.1%	1.8%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	8.9%	3.1%	-5.8%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	24%	5.4%	-18.6%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	5.9%	1.5%	4.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	7.7%	1.2%	6.5%
No passport held	8.1%	13.5%	-5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	1.4%	37.2%	-35.8%
Christian	7.7%	46.2%	-38.5%
Muslim	87.1%	6.5%	80.6%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Kensington Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kensington Street was 15.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.2% lower than the Manningham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kensington Street has the lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Manningham and the 57th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 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 9LP, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 293 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 9LP

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD8 9LP

Average Price
£106,252

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£106,252

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kensington Street

Average Price
£109,888

Semi-Detached
£119,959

Terraced
£110,009

Detached
£52,948

Flats/Maisonettes
£126,103

Other
£70,804

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kensington Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
208 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2025-08-26	£103,650
188 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2023-07-26	£58,078
182 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£51,000	2021-09-14	£64,517
190 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£58,000	2019-07-10	£84,364
164 Kensington Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£68,500	2019-06-24	£101,060

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD8 9LP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD8 9LP 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	66
Student (economically inactive)	63
Part-Time Employee	63
Full-Time Employee	50
Other	29
Self-Employed	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	18
Retired	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	23
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Other	3
Construction	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	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	210 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	662 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	1,423 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	1,925 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	2,967 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	107 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School Whitby Terrace , Girlington BD8 9JL	- not rated	210 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School Whitby Terrace , Girlington BD8 9JL	3out of 4	210 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Primary School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	252 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Academy Whetley Lane , Girlington BD8 9HZ	3out of 4	252 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Syedna Way , BD8 9AR	4out of 4	556 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	721 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Kings Academy Northside Road , BD7 2AN	4out of 4	1,456 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	3out of 4	1,524 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Grammar School Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	1,524 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whetley Middle School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	252 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Scotchman Middle School Scotchman Road , BD9 5DF	- not rated	927 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drummond Middle School Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	948 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairweather Green Middle School Thornton Road , BD8 0HJ	- not rated	1,188 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manningham Middle School Manningham Lane , BD8 7HS	- not rated	1,671 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	2,275 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	2,956 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,302 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	4,170 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	1,807 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Lister Avenue , BD4 7QS	- not rated	4,836 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	413 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	721 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Al-Bilal Academy for Girls 1-3 Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	948 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Netherleigh Preparatory School 5 Lynton Drive , BD9 5JH	- not rated	1,049 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Ambler Street , BD8 8AW	- not rated	1,225 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	293 yd
SmashDown	29 Whetley Lane	329 yd
Shaan Restaurant	135-137 Toller Lane	386 yd
Tawa House	516 Thornton Road	393 yd
Mother Hubbards	21 Duckworth Lane	414 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
West Bradford Bowling Club (Bar Only)	Prospect Place		576 yd
The Red Lion (Bar Only)	589 Thornton Road		624 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nadeem's Savoury Hut	4 Whitby Terrace	210 yd
The Flavours	370 Girlington Road	279 yd
Roti Rooms	297 Girlington Road	316 yd
Pizza Palace	2 Whitby Road	323 yd
Bismillah Roti	4 Whitby Road	323 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asia Superstore	121 Fairbank Road	278 yd
Morrisons	Victoria Shopping Centre, Young Street	570 yd
B&M	Unit 13a, Victoria Shopping Centre, Thornton Road	597 yd
Lidl	Ingleby Road	686 yd
Getir UK	Unit 4, Four Lanes Business Park, Cemetery Road	736 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whetley Academy WHETLEY LANE	grass pitches	264 yd
West Park GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	486 yd
Bradford Girls Grammar School SQUIRE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool	723 yd
St William'S Catholic Primary School YOUNG STREET	grass pitches	738 yd
Great Horton Church Cricket Club 108A 108A ALLERTON ROAD	grass pitches	831 yd
Manningham Sports Centre CARLISLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	857 yd
Speedball Indoor Football Ltd DUNCOMBE WAY	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	885 yd
Manningham Mills Sports Association SCOTCHMAN ROAD	grass pitches	888 yd
The Curve CARLISLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	911 yd
Scotchman Road Athletics Coaching Centre (Closed) Scotchman Road	artificial grass pitch	926 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	74 Mbit/s
Average download speed	111.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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