Scotchman Road, Bradford, BD9 5DD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD9 5DD is primarily male, with 53.3% 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	50.4%	46.7%	-3.7%	51.0%	-4.3%
Male	49.6%	53.3%	3.7%	49.0%	4.3%

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 area around BD9 5DD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 72.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.3%	72.6%	38.3%	37.9%	34.7%
Married: Opposite sex	56.4%	13.3%	-43.1%	44.2%	-30.9%
Separated	2.4%	4.8%	2.4%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	2.6%	8.5%	5.9%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	4.3%	0.7%	-3.6%	6.1%	-5.4%

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 (88%) 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	43.3%	54.3%	11.0%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	38.2%	33.7%	-4.5%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	13.6%	8.6%	-5.0%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	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 BD9 5DD this area, 8.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 61.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.8%	8.5%	-26.3%	18.2%	-9.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.4%	4.8%	-6.6%	9.6%	-4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16%	5.9%	-10.1%	13.4%	-7.5%
Apprenticeship	1%	6.3%	5.3%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	13.3%	1.9%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	17.1%	61.1%	44.0%	33.8%	27.3%
Other	8.3%	0%	-8.3%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.7% 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	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%
Indian	3.9%	5.5%	1.6%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	80.1%	21.6%	-58.5%	2.7%	18.9%
Other Asian	2%	2.1%	0.1%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	0.2%	5.5%	5.3%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0%	1%	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.2%	6.2%	6.0%	0.8%	5.4%
White	7.2%	39.7%	32.5%	81.4%	-41.7%
Arab	0.2%	10.6%	10.4%	0.6%	10.0%
Other	5.1%	0.7%	-4.4%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.5% 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	62.9%	62.5%	-0.4%	83.2%	-20.7%
European Union	3.9%	10.1%	6.2%	6.1%	4.0%
Africa	1.7%	7.3%	5.6%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	31.2%	18.4%	-12.8%	5.6%	12.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.9%	61.6%	-1.3%	83.2%	-21.6%
10+ Years	3.1%	19.2%	16.1%	9.8%	9.4%
5-10 Years	1.7%	7.2%	5.5%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	5.3%	8.6%	3.3%	2.2%	6.4%
Less than 2 years	27.1%	3.4%	-23.7%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.1%	76.7%	-11.6%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	3.4%	1.3%	2.1%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	4.8%	0.1%	4.7%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.2%	37.2%	-8.0%
Christian	23.7%	46.2%	-22.5%
Muslim	39.2%	6.5%	32.7%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Scotchman Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Scotchman Road was 85.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.6% lower than the Manningham average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Scotchman Road has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Manningham and the 730th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.9%.

🔎 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
£30,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in BD9 5DD, 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Scotchman Road are based on 22 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 Scotchman Road, Bradford, BD9 5DD

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD9 5DD

Average Price
£148,061

Semi-Detached
£165,097

Terraced
£146,168

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Scotchman Road

Average Price
£168,503

Semi-Detached
£174,054

Terraced
£168,239

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Scotchman Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Scotchman Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£114,000	2017-08-08	£166,672
46 Scotchman Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£73,500	2013-12-20	£128,455
34 Scotchman Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2011-06-24	£184,852
34 Scotchman Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£117,000	2007-12-17	£166,975
42 Scotchman Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2005-02-28	£175,245

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD9 5DD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BD9 5DD 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	127
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	60
Self-Employed	16
Part-Time Employee	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	12
Other	8
Looking after home or family	6
Retired	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Education	30
Human health and social work activities	26
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Transport and storage	20
Manufacturing	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	6
Real estate activities	4
Construction	3
Information and communication	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	624 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	925 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	1,782 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	2,031 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ	3out of 4	3,378 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Margaret McMillan Primary School Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5DF	- not rated	107 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Primary School Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5DF	- not rated	107 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5AT	3out of 4	239 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lister Primary School Scotchman Road , Manningham BD9 5AT	- not rated	239 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Mills Scotchman Road , Manningham BD9 5AT	3out of 4	239 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	3out of 4	713 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Grammar School Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	713 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	713 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	894 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Syedna Way , BD8 9AR	4out of 4	1,361 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Scotchman Middle School Scotchman Road , BD9 5DF	- not rated	107 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Middle School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	1,019 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drummond Middle School Drummond Road , BD8 8DA	- not rated	1,217 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairweather Green Middle School Thornton Road , BD8 0HJ	- not rated	1,732 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heaton Middle School Haworth Road , Heaton BD9 6LL	- not rated	1,756 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	2,937 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	3,356 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	3,572 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	4,015 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	1,998 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Netherleigh Preparatory School 5 Lynton Drive , BD9 5JH	- not rated	466 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shaw House School 150 Wilmer Road , Heaton BD9 4AH	- not rated	799 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	894 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Netherleigh and Rossefield School Parsons Road , Heaton BD9 4AY	- not rated	1,017 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Temple Bank School Daisy Hill Lane , BD9 6BN	- not rated	1,107 yd	Community special 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
Dara Shawarma	6 Duckworth Lane	375 yd
Mother Hubbards	21 Duckworth Lane	409 yd
Fresh Fillingz	31 Duckworth Lane	431 yd
Shaan Restaurant	135-137 Toller Lane	469 yd
Desi Parmesans	39 Duckworth Lane	474 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
West Bradford Bowling Club (Bar Only)	Prospect Place		537 yd
Heaton Tennis and Squash Club (Bar Only)	Garth Barn Close		739 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kebab Room	150-152 Toller Lane	271 yd
Burger Beatz	226 Toller Lane	290 yd
P'S kitchen	12 Duckworth Lane	380 yd
Raja's Pizza Bar	38-44 Duckworth Lane	380 yd
Barkerend Fisheries	16 Duckworth Lane	380 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asia Superstore	121 Fairbank Road		739 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Manningham Mills Sports Association SCOTCHMAN ROAD	grass pitches	161 yd
Scotchman Road Athletics Coaching Centre (Closed) Scotchman Road	artificial grass pitch	358 yd
Salem Athletic Cricket Club GARDEN LANE	grass pitches	396 yd
Heaton Tennis And Squash Club CROFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	696 yd
St Bede'S And St Joseph'S Catholic College (Ardor Campus) Highgate	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	710 yd
Bradford Girls Grammar School SQUIRE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool	890 yd
Whetley Academy WHETLEY LANE	grass pitches	1,018 yd
West Park GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	1,092 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	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.5%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	181.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BD9 5DD