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Thinking of living at BD17 5AH? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandal Primary School | Primary | 300 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Baildon Glen Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 29% met the expected standard |
| Hoyle Court Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Baildon Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| Wycliffe CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 49% met the expected standard |
| Titus Salt School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Immanuel College | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Cottingley Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beckfoot School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hanson Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 3.3 km | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 3.8 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Temple Rhydding (Baildon) | 520 m | 18 |
| Bowls | Ferniehurst Crown Green Bowls Club | 540 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Shipley) | 1.0 km | 13 |
| Cricket | Baildon Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Golf | Baildon Golf Club | 830 m | 9 |
| Football | Fisical Sports | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Baildon Rugby Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Bradford Amateur Rowing Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Idle Athletic Club / East Bradford Cycling Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Weecher Radio Sailing Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Bradford & Bingley Sports Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Squash | Heaton Tennis And Squash Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. 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 Baildon, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 211k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Guiseley.
The nearest bus stop is West Ln Belmont Avenue, 150 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (route 656); 15 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Sandal Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Titus Salt School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 40.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (5.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (13.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co Op, 800 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cliff Avenue Surgery (350 m), with Cliffe Ave Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Barbershop is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 5.5 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Prime Catch is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Baildon Hall the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 26 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Cliffe Avenue Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 7.2 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 65 km.
31 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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| Lady Lane Park School & Nursery |
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| Independent |
| 3.9 km |
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Every primary near BD17 5AH, 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: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% 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.