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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.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Broomfields & East Bowling | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 363 | 133 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 36% | 36% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 17% | 27% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 18.0 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Bradford Interchange, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Usher Street, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 620, 425, 283, 618); 84 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
51% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Dixons Music Primary (1.3 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Bronte Girls' Academy, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 48.9 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Carlton Bolling (1.2 km) and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (2.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (9.9 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (10 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Tesco, 950 m away, with Wakefield Road Post Office closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Parklands Medical Practice (1.0 km), with Blackstone Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, xanadu 1816 is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 4.1 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: 24 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Fat Lads Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Jamyah Diner, Bar & Events the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 363 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 33% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Seymour Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Bowling Pool (950 m).
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy | Primary | 600 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Co-op Academy Penny Oaks | Primary | 1.1 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Bradford Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 33.1 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Lift Feversham | Primary | 1.2 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Bronte Girls' Academy | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 12.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 33.1 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons McMillan Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Carlton Bolling | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 9.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons City Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 49.5 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Fountain School | Independent | 1.4 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan | Independent | 1.7 km | 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broomfields & East Bowling | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 211 min | 225 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 53 min | 66 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 16 min | 22 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.7 km | 2.1 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 57 | 29 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 14% | 24% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 51% | 28% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Broomfields & East Bowling | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 24 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 99% | 90% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 31% | 56% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 24 | 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.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 18.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 10 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 60 km.
Most households own their home, 35% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 1.5 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Crystal Gardens Primary School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
|---|
| Broomfields & East Bowling | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 12 min | 16 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
| 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 | 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 |
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 31 | 3 h 29 |
| Leeds city centre | 53 min | 22 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).