Smith Lane, Bradford, BD9 5HL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BD9 5HL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.3% 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	54.5%	54.3%	-0.2%	51.0%	3.3%
Male	45.5%	45.7%	0.2%	49.0%	-3.3%

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	35.8%	41.3%	5.5%	37.9%	3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	40.4%	39.3%	-1.1%	44.2%	-4.9%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.7%	3.6%	-1.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	11.9%	13.3%	1.4%	9.1%	4.2%
Widowed	6.7%	2.6%	-4.1%	6.1%	-3.5%

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	42.6%	40.9%	-1.7%	48.4%	-7.5%
Good health	33.2%	39.3%	6.1%	33.6%	5.7%
Fair health	18.7%	16.6%	-2.1%	12.7%	3.9%
Bad health	5.1%	2.4%	-2.7%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.8%	21.2%	-0.6%	18.2%	3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	6.6%	-5.8%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	9.1%	1.3%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	3%	1.4%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	14.6%	3.2%	16.9%	-2.3%
Degree or Similar	32.1%	41.9%	9.8%	33.8%	8.1%
Other	13%	3.5%	-9.5%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.7% 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%	2.8%	2.8%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.8%	4.8%	1.0%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	36.2%	47.4%	11.2%	2.7%	44.7%
Other Asian	6%	6.4%	0.4%	1.6%	4.8%
Black African	3%	2.4%	-0.6%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	3%	1.2%	-1.8%	1.0%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.5%
White	40.9%	27.7%	-13.2%	81.4%	-53.7%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	3.8%	4%	0.2%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58% 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	64.3%	58%	-6.3%	83.2%	-25.2%
European Union	7.7%	8%	0.3%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	3.4%	4%	0.6%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	23.4%	28.4%	5.0%	5.6%	22.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63%	58.9%	-4.1%	83.2%	-24.3%
10+ Years	3.4%	16.3%	12.9%	9.8%	6.5%
5-10 Years	8.1%	4.5%	-3.6%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	9.4%	4.9%	-4.5%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	16.2%	15.4%	-0.8%	1.9%	13.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.4%	76.7%	-13.3%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Poland	3.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
North Africa	2%	0.1%	1.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	13.8%	1.2%	12.6%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.1%	37.2%	-24.1%
Christian	18.4%	46.2%	-27.8%
Buddhist	4.9%	0.5%	4.4%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Muslim	54.9%	6.5%	48.4%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Smith Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Smith Lane was 1415.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 983.5% higher than the Manningham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Smith Lane has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Manningham and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 879.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.0%.

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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 5HL, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Smith Lane are based on 29 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 Smith Lane, Bradford, BD9 5HL

Estimated Average Property Prices for BD9 5HL

Average Price
£332,691

Semi-Detached
£380,698

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£284,683

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Smith Lane

Average Price
£386,536

Semi-Detached
£423,012

Terraced
£169,519

Detached
£400,051

Flats/Maisonettes
£736,952

Other
£686,105

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Smith LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 Smith Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2016-03-30	£406,339
22 Smith Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£120,000	2002-10-16	£426,542
29 Smith Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£85,000	2001-11-09	£300,333
22 Smith Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£81,500	1999-08-16	£363,248

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BD9 5HL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Part-Time Employee	24
Looking after home or family	20
Other	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Retired	14
Self-Employed	12
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Education	18
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Construction	1
Transport and storage	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	821 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD	4out of 4	1,031 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT	4out of 4	2,133 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Midland Road Nursery School Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ	4out of 4	2,483 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hirst Wood Nursery School Clarence Road , BD18 4NJ	3out of 4	3,566 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lady Royd Primary School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	465 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Primary School Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5DF	- not rated	589 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Primary School Scotchman Road , Heaton BD9 5DF	- not rated	589 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	750 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lister Primary School Scotchman Road , Manningham BD9 5AT	- not rated	750 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	465 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	3out of 4	1,080 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bede's Catholic Grammar School Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	1,080 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College Highgate , Heaton BD9 4BQ	- not rated	1,080 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford Syedna Way , BD8 9AR	4out of 4	1,384 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	589 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whetley Middle School Whetley Lane , BD8 9HZ	- not rated	1,096 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fairweather Green Middle School Thornton Road , BD8 0HJ	- not rated	1,343 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heaton Middle School Haworth Road , Heaton BD9 6LL	- not rated	1,515 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chellow Dene Middle School Rhodesway , BD8 0DH	- not rated	1,571 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	3,118 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shipley College Exhibition Road , BD18 3JW	- not rated	3,616 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New College Bradford Nelson Street , BD5 0DX	- not rated	3,792 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR	- not rated	4,146 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	1,476 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	281 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bradford Girls' Grammar School Squire Lane , BD9 6RB	- not rated	465 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Temple Bank School Daisy Hill Lane , BD9 6BN	- not rated	587 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prism Independent School Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES	- not rated	1,256 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shaw House School 150 Wilmer Road , Heaton BD9 4AH	- not rated	1,284 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
Costa	Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane	194 yd
BRI ENT Tea Bar	Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane	194 yd
Compass Contract Services at Deli Marche Maternity	Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane	194 yd
Compass Contract Services at Lifestyle	Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane	194 yd
Deli Co	67 Duckworth Lane	374 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
West Bradford Bowling Club (Bar Only)	Prospect Place	273 yd
Heaton Tennis and Squash Club (Bar Only)	Garth Barn Close	1,063 yd
The Red Lion (Bar Only)	589 Thornton Road	1,072 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Compass Contract Services at Deli Marche Field House	Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane	194 yd
Kebab Room	150-152 Toller Lane	346 yd
Dil Passand	60 Duckworth Lane	358 yd
Deli Passion	52 Duckworth Lane	401 yd
Zana Steak House	35-37 Duckworth Lane	422 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asia Superstore	121 Fairbank Road		935 yd
Co Op	43-47 High Park Drive		981 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bradford Girls Grammar School SQUIRE LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, squash courts, swimming pool	459 yd
Salem Athletic Cricket Club GARDEN LANE	grass pitches	684 yd
Great Horton Church Cricket Club 108A 108A ALLERTON ROAD	grass pitches	689 yd
Manningham Mills Sports Association SCOTCHMAN ROAD	grass pitches	691 yd
West Park GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND GIRLINGTON RECREATION GROUND WEST PARK ROAD	grass pitches	846 yd
Scotchman Road Athletics Coaching Centre (Closed) Scotchman Road	artificial grass pitch	885 yd
Heaton Tennis And Squash Club CROFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	1,042 yd
St Bede'S And St Joseph'S Catholic College (Ardor Campus) Highgate	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,078 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%

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

Overview of BD9 5HL