Thornton Road, Bradford, BD8 9SF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD8 9SF, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.5%	54.1%	8.6%	51.0%	3.1%
Male	54.5%	45.9%	-8.6%	49.0%	-3.1%

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 9SF there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 58.9% 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	31.1%	31.6%	0.5%	37.9%	-6.3%
Married: Opposite sex	51.6%	58.9%	7.3%	44.2%	14.7%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.9%	3%	-2.9%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	6.3%	4.3%	-2.0%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	4.7%	2.3%	-2.4%	6.1%	-3.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.7%	49.8%	7.1%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	38.4%	35.8%	-2.6%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	14%	9.2%	-4.8%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3%	3.8%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	1.2%	0.2%

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 9SF this area, 31.3% 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 17.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	38.2%	31.3%	-6.9%	18.2%	13.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.9%	11.2%	-7.7%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	13.5%	3.3%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	3.9%	1.9%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	12.8%	6.1%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	10.6%	17.1%	6.5%	33.8%	-16.7%
Other	13.4%	10.2%	-3.2%	2.8%	7.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26.1% 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)
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	5.2%	7.9%	2.7%	3.1%	4.8%
Pakistani	62.7%	55.9%	-6.8%	2.7%	53.2%
Other Asian	0.5%	2%	1.5%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	4.1%	2.3%	-1.8%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	22.7%	26.1%	3.4%	81.4%	-55.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Arab	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.3% 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	63.3%	50.3%	-13.0%	83.2%	-32.9%
European Union	3.8%	20.2%	16.4%	6.1%	14.1%
Africa	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.6%
Middle East and Asia	31.2%	28.3%	-2.9%	5.6%	22.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63%	50.5%	-12.5%	83.2%	-32.7%
10+ Years	3%	22.7%	19.7%	9.8%	12.9%
5-10 Years	6.3%	16.4%	10.1%	2.9%	13.5%
2-5 Years	6.3%	7%	0.7%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	21.4%	3.4%	-18.0%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.8%	76.7%	-19.9%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	8.8%	1.3%	7.5%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	9.5%	1.5%	8.0%
Southern Asia	10.6%	1.2%	9.4%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5%	37.2%	-32.2%
Christian	25.1%	46.2%	-21.1%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	56.1%	6.5%	49.6%
Sikh	6.1%	0.9%	5.2%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Thornton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornton Road was 208.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.9% higher than the Manningham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Thornton Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Manningham and the 268th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 147.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.0%.

🔎 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 9SF, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Thornton Road are based on 823 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 Thornton Road, Bradford, BD8 9SF

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD8 9SF

Average Price
£111,500

Semi-Detached
£164,582

Terraced
£108,639

Detached
£140,383

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£81,020

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornton Road

Average Price
£214,625

Semi-Detached
£207,698

Terraced
£166,531

Detached
£362,298

Flats/Maisonettes
£93,617

Other
£599,986

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
626 Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£58,000	2024-07-10	£61,284
594 Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£80,000	2024-06-07	£84,784
590 Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£78,000	2023-10-09	£85,878
600 Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£68,000	2022-09-02	£74,570
618 Thornton Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£134,500	2021-07-23	£165,828

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD8 9SF

Employment

BD8 9SF area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in BD8 9SF 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	51
Full-Time Employee	50
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	29
Unemployed	23
Other	21
Retired	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	12
Construction	11
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	1,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	3out of 4	1,892 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	2,464 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	2,721 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Young Street , BD8 9RG	- not rated	450 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Girlington Primary School Girlington Road , BD8 9NR	3out of 4	503 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crossley Hall Primary School Thornton Road , BD8 0HJ	3out of 4	576 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Academy Whetley Lane , Girlington BD8 9HZ	3out of 4	687 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Primary School Whitby Terrace , Girlington BD8 9JL	3out of 4	803 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	1,088 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	2out of 4	1,957 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beckfoot Thornton Leaventhorpe Lane , Thornton BD13 3BH	2out of 4	2,307 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
One In A Million Free School Cliffe Terrace , BD8 7DX	3out of 4	2,400 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy Trinity Road , BD5 0JD	4out of 4	2,506 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	2,439 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	3,148 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	3,356 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	4,580 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	595 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	3out of 4	1,341 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Academy Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ	3out of 4	5,171 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	781 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hazelbeck Special School Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE	4out of 4	1,244 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School Ambler Street , BD8 8AW	- not rated	1,793 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc White Abbey Road , BD8 8EJ	- not rated	1,877 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Netherleigh and Rossefield School Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY	- not rated	2,267 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
Rudys	44a Mortimer Street	52 yd
Bradford Street Food	578 Thornton Road	131 yd
Cafe Food Bazaar	36 Cemetery Road	196 yd
Dreamy Desserts	528 Thornton Road	215 yd
Deli Intu	532 Thornton Road	250 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Red Lion (Bar Only)	589 Thornton Road	91 yd
Fairweather Green Inn (Bar only)	799 Thornton Road	660 yd
West Bradford Bowling Club (Bar Only)	Prospect Place	806 yd
Queens Hotel (Bar Only)	863 Thornton Road	920 yd
Fairweather Green Working Mens Club	211 Thornton Old Road	1,016 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fahim's Takeaway	604 Thornton Road	4 yd
West Park Fisheries	511 Thornton Road	96 yd
Just A Bite	513 Thornton Road	96 yd
Tasty Food	576 Thornton Road	115 yd
Dial A Roti	558a Thornton Road	215 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Getir UK	Unit 4, Four Lanes Business Park, Cemetery Road	196 yd
Morrisons	Victoria Shopping Centre, Young Street	266 yd
B&M	Unit 13a, Victoria Shopping Centre, Thornton Road	267 yd
Lidl	Ingleby Road	480 yd
Asda	Cemetery Road	612 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
West Park GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	207 yd
St William'S Catholic Primary School YOUNG STREET	grass pitches	364 yd
Speedball Indoor Football Ltd DUNCOMBE WAY	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	557 yd
Great Horton Church Cricket Club 108A 108A ALLERTON ROAD	grass pitches	611 yd
Whetley Academy WHETLEY LANE	grass pitches	620 yd
Bradford Girls Grammar School SQUIRE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool	678 yd
Munby Street Recreation Ground LUND STREET	grass pitches	811 yd
5 Alive Soccer Centre Ltd YORK STREET	artificial grass pitch	871 yd
Green Top Street Recreation Ground SUNNINGDALE	grass pitches	951 yd
Dixons Kings Academy NORTHSIDE ROAD		1,010 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	92.3%

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	76.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD8 9SF