South Road, Bradford, BD9 4SU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BD9 4SU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	50.7%	1.2%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	50.5%	49.3%	-1.2%	49.0%	0.3%

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	37.9%	41.9%	4.0%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.9%	40.8%	-4.1%	44.2%	-3.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.9%	4.1%	1.2%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	8.7%	8.4%	-0.3%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	5.5%	4.3%	-1.2%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	46%	46%	0.0%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	36.6%	31.6%	-5.0%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	11.1%	15%	3.9%	12.7%	2.3%
Bad health	4.9%	5.7%	0.8%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	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 BD9 4SU this area, 34.2% 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 17.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.7%	34.2%	8.5%	18.2%	16.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	11.4%	-0.8%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	13%	1.9%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	15.2%	5.3%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	25.9%	17.7%	-8.2%	33.8%	-16.1%
Other	12.8%	5.7%	-7.1%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.9% 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	0.2%	2%	1.8%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	60.6%	63.3%	2.7%	2.7%	60.6%
Other Asian	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	2.5%	-1.7%
Other Black	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	28.1%	19.9%	-8.2%	81.4%	-61.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	2%	2.0%	0.2%	1.8%
Arab	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	3.9%	3.4%	-0.5%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.2% 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	59.5%	65.2%	5.7%	83.2%	-18.0%
European Union	9.9%	7.9%	-2.0%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1.8%	1.6%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	3%	1.8%	-1.2%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	26.3%	23.2%	-3.1%	5.6%	17.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.9%	65.2%	6.3%	83.2%	-18.0%
10+ Years	5.6%	24%	18.4%	9.8%	14.2%
5-10 Years	7.3%	5.3%	-2.0%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	23.6%	2.4%	-21.2%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.9%	76.7%	-2.8%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	7.1%	1.2%	5.9%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.3%	37.2%	-29.9%
Christian	16.8%	46.2%	-29.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	67.3%	6.5%	60.8%
Sikh	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is South Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around South Road was 146.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.4% higher than the Heaton average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

South Road has the 29th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Heaton and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 94.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in BD9 4SU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 South Road are based on 30 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 South Road, Bradford, BD9 4SU

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD9 4SU

Average Price
£230,893

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£230,893

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for South Road

Average Price
£165,561

Semi-Detached
£179,108

Terraced
£150,364

Detached
£273,588

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on South Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 South Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£178,600	2022-09-22	£199,580
1 South Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£177,000	2014-09-16	£287,593
1 South Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£124,950	2003-09-03	£342,535

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD9 4SU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD9 4SU 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	81
Part-Time Employee	48
Looking after home or family	43
Student (economically inactive)	43
Retired	39
Self-Employed	39
Other	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Manufacturing	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	18
Transport and storage	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	1,620 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	1,758 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	2,107 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	2,446 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ	3out of 4	2,726 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frizinghall Primary School Salisbury Road , Frizinghall BD9 4HP	3out of 4	214 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bolton Woods First School Livingstone Road , Bolton Woods BD2 1BT	- not rated	824 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School Rossefield Road , Heaton BD9 4DA	3out of 4	1,078 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
High Crags Primary Leadership Academy Crag Road , BD18 2ES	3out of 4	1,131 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
High Crags Primary School Crag Road , BD18 2ES	- not rated	1,131 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Challenge College North Avenue , BD8 7ND	- not rated	757 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Lister Park North Avenue , BD8 7ND	3out of 4	757 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College Cunliffe Road , BD8 7AP	- not rated	978 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	3out of 4	1,218 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Grammar School Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	1,218 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frizinghall Middle School Salisbury Road , Frizinghall BD9 4HW	- not rated	238 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Scotchman Middle School Scotchman Road , BD9 5DF	- not rated	1,597 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drummond Middle School Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	1,806 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wrose Brow Middle School Wrose Brow Road , BD18 2NT	- not rated	1,866 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodend Middle School Wrose Brow Road , BD18 2NT	- not rated	1,978 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	2,455 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford College Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY	- not rated	3,510 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	3,932 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	4,603 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,656 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
J.A.M.E.S The Eric Gibbs Centre , Highfield Garage BD9 4JB	- not rated	158 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Grammar School Keighley Road , Bradford BD9 4JP	- not rated	588 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Christian School Livingstone Road , Bolton Woods BD2 1BT	- not rated	824 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Netherleigh and Rossefield School Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY	- not rated	885 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shaw House School 150 Wilmer Road , Heaton BD9 4AH	- not rated	902 yd	Other independent school	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
My Thai	198-200 Keighley Road	372 yd
Sultans Restaurant	204-206 Keighley Road	372 yd
Kashmiri Aroma	217 Keighley Road	405 yd
Eden's tearoom & Patisserie	Unit 4, The Parkside Centre, 219 Keighley Road	405 yd
Costa	Unit 1, Stanley Road	681 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Black Swan	74 Frizinghall Road	331 yd
Owlet Hall Social Club	53 Greenfield Avenue	701 yd
Bolton Woods Social Club - (Bar Only)	60 Bolton Hall Road	771 yd
Bradford Hotel (Bar Only)	157 Valley Road	906 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Stone Bake	294 Keighley Road	138 yd
Deli 29	310 Keighley Road	182 yd
JDC Grill & Chill	308 Keighley Road	182 yd
Pizza 4 U	275 Bradford Road	321 yd
Rajas Pizza Bar	287 Bradford Road	321 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Unit 1, The Parkside Centre, 219 Keighley Road		405 yd
Aldi	3 Stanley Court		685 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Frizinghall Community Centre Association (Closed) Midland Road		422 yd
Gaisby Stray (Closed) Gaisby Lane	grass pitches	448 yd
King George V Playing Fields LAND AT GRID REF 415266 436336 LAND AT GRID REF 415266 436336 POPLAR CRESCENT	grass pitches	497 yd
Derek Ogden Memorial Playing Fields CLUBHOUSE AND CHANGING ROOMS CLUBHOUSE AND CHANGING ROOMS POWELL ROAD	grass pitches	532 yd
Bradford Grammar School KEIGHLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	592 yd
Bolton Woods Community Centre LIVINGSTONE ROAD		646 yd
Oasis Academy Lister Park NORTH AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	726 yd
Bradford Christian School LIVINGSTONE ROAD		824 yd
St Bede'S And St Joseph'S Catholic College (Ignis Campus) Cunliffe Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	972 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	23.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	73.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	4.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD9 4SU