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Thinking of living at BD16 4EL? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 550 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 600 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Eldwick Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Myrtle Park Primary | Primary | 1.2 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Bingley Grammar School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beckfoot School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Titus Salt School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Belle Vue Girls' Academy | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.2 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lady Lane Park School & Nursery | Independent | 700 m | – |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 6.1 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Myrtle Park | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Bowls | Myrtle Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.0 km | 11 |
| Cricket | Crossflatts Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 11 |
| Golf | Shipley Golf Club | 1.7 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Bingley Swimming Pool | 940 m | 7 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Wilsden Squash Club | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Bradford & Bingley Sports Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Coppice Pond | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Football | Harden football pitch | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Bradford Amateur Rowing Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Angling | Farview Fishing Lakes | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Weecher Radio Sailing Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Baildon Rugby Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Bingley, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 1.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Park Rd Hall Bank Drive, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 616); 7 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bingley Grammar School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (12.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 550 m away, with X8 Vending closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Oak Glen Surgery (900 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Ally Kutz is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 6.4 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Five Rise Locks Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Bingley Masonic Hall the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 43 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Jerr Wood, 450 m away; for exercise, Bingley Barbell club (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 64 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
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.
35 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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| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 6.2 km | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near BD16 4EL, 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.