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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
| Saltaire & Baildon West | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 84 | 133 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 83% | 81% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 27% | 36% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 45% | 27% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 9.6 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
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Working out the fit…
The same scores as Find places: each priority against all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Saltaire, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 749k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Hirst Lane, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 679); 40 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Saltaire Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Titus Salt School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 40.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (4.6 km) and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (10.7 km) and The Crossley Heath School (15 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Co-op, 350 m away; Shell Saltaire (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Saltaire Medical Practice (650 m), with Bingley Road Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Creative Hair Studio is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 3.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Higher Ground, Hirst Lock is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Salt Beer Factory the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 93 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 108 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wash House Garden, 450 m away; for exercise, Heather Yoga (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltaire Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 800 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Wycliffe CofE Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Baildon Glen Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 29% met the expected standard |
| Titus Salt School | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beckfoot School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 3.2 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 3.2 km | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lady Lane Park School & Nursery | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| Saltaire & Baildon West |
|---|
| Saltaire & Baildon West | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 207 min | 225 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 47 min | 66 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 16 min | 22 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.6 km | 2.1 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 17 | 29 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 41% | 24% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 21% | 28% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Saltaire & Baildon West | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 21 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 97% | 90% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 44% | 56% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 8 | 24 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Menston & Burley Moor | 34 | 2 | 47 min | 3 | £452k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley-in-Wharfedale | 37 | 2 | 49 min | 10 | £439k |
| Addingham & Ilkley Moor | 40 | 1 | 71 min | 1 | £435k |
| Crossflatts & Eldwick | 44 | 0 | 66 min | 3 | £298k |
| Ilkley & Ben Rhydding | 46 | 0 | 52 min | 9 | £415k |
| Riddlesden & East Morton | 48 | 0 | 73 min | 1 | £224k |
| Baildon North | 63 | 0 | 61 min | 3 | £326k |
| Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden | 64 | 0 | 81 min | 2 | £238k |
| Haworth & Oxenhope | 67 | 0 | 84 min | 3 | £201k |
| Steeton & Silsden Rural | 69 | 0 | 63 min | 1 | £277k |
| Silsden | 74 | 0 | 74 min | 1 | £209k |
| Oakworth & Laycock | 79 | 0 | 86 min | 1 | £211k |
| Queensbury | 80 | 0 | 86 min | 3 | £203k |
| Thackley & Esholt | 80 | 0 | 60 min | 3 | £264k |
| Saltaire & Baildon West (this one) | 84 | 0 | 47 min | 5 | £258k |
| Bolton Road & Kings Road | 88 | 1 | 61 min | 7 | £158k |
| Heaton Highgate | 89 | 0 | 63 min | 10 | £179k |
| Girlington | 90 | 0 | 64 min | 8 | £120k |
| Keighley Utley | 94 | 0 | 76 min | 4 | £220k |
| Wrose & Bolton Woods | 96 | 0 | 64 min | 6 | £196k |
| Cullingworth & Denholme | 99 | 0 | 96 min | 2 | £233k |
| Baildon South | 100 | 0 | 60 min | 8 | £238k |
| Clayton | 101 | 0 | 83 min | 7 | £195k |
| Frizinghall & Heaton Grove | 104 | 0 | 47 min | 9 | £208k |
| Thornton | 104 | 0 | 80 min | 21 | £192k |
| Keighley Exley Head | 106 | 0 | 76 min | 2 | £191k |
| Horton Bank | 107 | 0 | 78 min | 4 | £178k |
| Scholemoor | 110 | 0 | 78 min | 7 | £175k |
| Wibsey St Enoch's | 112 | 0 | 76 min | 9 | £162k |
| Idle | 113 | 1 | 60 min | 5 | £209k |
| Fairweather Green | 115 | 0 | 73 min | 9 | £143k |
| Canterbury | 117 | 1 | 69 min | 9 | £117k |
| Barkerend East | 117 | 2 | 57 min | 5 | £85k |
| Low Moor | 119 | 0 | 69 min | 7 | £178k |
| Bingley Town | 121 | 0 | 54 min | 3 | £186k |
| Windhill | 123 | 0 | 56 min | 8 | £159k |
| Thornbury | 127 | 2 | 50 min | 5 | £138k |
| Undercliffe | 127 | 2 | 68 min | 7 | £112k |
| Wyke | 128 | 0 | 73 min | 8 | £170k |
| Allerton | 133 | 0 | 74 min | 9 | £191k |
| Keighley South | 135 | 0 | 69 min | 2 | £143k |
| Toller Lane & Infirmary | 136 | 0 | 65 min | 7 | £132k |
| Eccleshill | 137 | 2 | 63 min | 4 | £162k |
| Haigh Fold | 139 | 3 | 64 min | 4 | £183k |
| Keighley Oakworth Road & West Lane | 140 | 0 | 69 min | 4 | £135k |
| Bowling Park | 140 | 2 | 71 min | 5 | £125k |
| Shearbridge & University | 149 | 1 | 66 min | 8 | £100k |
| Bankfoot | 151 | 0 | 71 min | 7 | £154k |
| Bierley & Tong | 151 | 1 | 68 min | 6 | £181k |
| Chellow Heights | 152 | 0 | 80 min | 6 | £154k |
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 9.6 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 62 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Bradford |
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| England and Wales |
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| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 10 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 16 min | 16 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 27 | 3 h 40 |
| Leeds city centre | 47 min | 30 min |
| Leeds Bradford airport | 1 h 33 | 22 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).