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Thinking of living at BD16 1SY? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottingley Village Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Sandy Lane Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| Beckfoot Heaton Primary | Primary | 1.5 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| Saltaire Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beckfoot Upper Heaton | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 37.3 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beckfoot School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Titus Salt School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 3.6 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lady Lane Park School & Nursery | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cottingley Manor Park | 560 m | 18 |
| Bowls | Fairmount Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Cottingley Fitness & Wellbeing Gym | 440 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Shipley Providence Cricket Club | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Golf | Northcliffe Golf Club | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Football | Harden football pitch | 3.3 km | 6 |
| Squash | Heaton Tennis And Squash Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Angling | Farview Fishing Lakes | 970 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Bradford & Bingley Sports Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Bradford Amateur Rowing Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Coppice Pond | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 4.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Saltaire, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 749k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Cottingley Village School, 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 615, 680); 26 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cottingley Village Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dixons Cottingley Academy, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 46.7 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (5.5 km) and Dixons Kings Academy (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (8.4 km) and The Crossley Heath School (13.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.3 km away, with UniQue Vitality closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cottingley Surgery (750 m), with Cottingley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Hair Boutique is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 4.4 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Cottingley Town Hall Drop In is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Cottingley Conservative Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 39 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Haworth Road Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Cottingley Fitness & Wellbeing Gym (450 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 60 km.
28 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Every primary near BD16 1SY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.