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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.
| Holme Wood | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 270 | 133 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 74% | 81% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 37% | 36% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 17% | 27% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 13.5 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Bradford Interchange, a drive away (3.2 km), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Tenbury Fold, 100 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (route 618); 50 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
52% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Ryecroft Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 50% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St John's CofE Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Bradford Forster Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Carlton Bolling (3.3 km) and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (8 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (11.7 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 600 m away, with Holme Stores closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Holmewood Health Centre (350 m), with Holmewood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Victoria Hair, Beauty & Tanning Salon is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 6.6 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Holme in the Wood is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Holme Lane Tavern (Bar only) the nearest pub (850 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 270 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Valley Natural Play Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Bowling Pool (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 60 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryecroft Primary Academy | Primary | 300 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Knowleswood Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 20% met the expected standard |
| Carrwood Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 30% met the expected standard |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Bradford Forster Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tong Leadership Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 26.4 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 33.1 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan | Independent | 1.1 km | 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Beacon School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| The Fountain School | Independent | 2.9 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holme Wood | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km |
| Holme Wood | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 229 min | 225 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 68 min | 66 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 27 min | 22 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 3.2 km | 2.1 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 33 | 29 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 11% | 24% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 52% | 28% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Holme Wood | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 92% | 90% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 100% | 56% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 1 | 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.
| 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 |
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 4.0 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.
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| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 4 | 8 | 7 |
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| Grammar schools within 15 km | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| Minutes to a primary school | 6 min | 8 min | 9 min |
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 17 min | 16 min | 18 min |
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DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 49 | 3 h 29 |
| Leeds city centre | 68 min | 21 min |
| Leeds Bradford airport | 1 h 48 | 21 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).