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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.
| Bierley & Tong | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 151 | 133 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 81% | 81% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 35% | 36% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 27% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 14.0 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Low Moor, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 292k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Fallowfield Drive, 350 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (route 620).
The nearest primary school is St John's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 76% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Tong Leadership Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 26.4 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Carlton Bolling (3.9 km) and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (7.2 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (10.8 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Poundstretcher, 700 m away, with Model Farm Shop closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tong Medical Practice (550 m), with Highfield Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Beautilicous - Sunbed & Nails is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 6.7 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, 6 pubs and bars.
Starbucks Coffee Company is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Holme Lane Tavern (Bar only) the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 151 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 38 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Knowles Park, 750 m away; for exercise, East Bierley Community Sports Association (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 12 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 59 km.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's CofE Primary School | Primary | 100 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 600 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Knowleswood Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 20% met the expected standard |
| Newhall Park Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Ryecroft Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Tong Leadership Academy | Secondary | 1.2 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 |
| Bradford Forster Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 32.7 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan | Independent | 1.1 km | 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Beacon School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| The Fountain School | Independent | 2.5 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bierley & Tong | Bradford | England and Wales |
|---|
| Bierley & Tong | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 227 min | 225 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 68 min | 66 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 26 min | 22 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 2.9 km | 2.1 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 18 | 29 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 21% | 24% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 25% | 28% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Bierley & Tong | Bradford | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 21 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 84% | 90% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 76% | 56% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 2 | 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 (this one) | 151 | 1 | 68 min | 6 | £181k |
| Chellow Heights | 152 | 0 | 80 min | 6 | £154k |
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 4.1 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.
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 9 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 17 min | 16 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 47 | 3 h 26 |
| Leeds city centre | 68 min | 19 min |
| Leeds Bradford airport | 1 h 48 | 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).