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Thinking of living at BD18 1AR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Ash Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Poplars Farm Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Frizinghall Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| High Crags Primary Leadership Academy | Primary | 850 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Lister Park | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 31.6 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hanson Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Valley Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 21.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 450 m | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 1.2 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School | Independent | 2.0 km | 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hermits Table Tennis Club | 1.1 km | 21 |
| Bowls | Shipley Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.5 km | 17 |
| Swimming | Bradford Grammar School | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Cricket | Bolton Villas Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Football | Bolton Woods Junior FC | 510 m | 11 |
| Golf | Northcliffe Golf Club | 2.5 km | 9 |
| Squash | Heaton Tennis And Squash Club | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Idle Athletic Club / East Bradford Cycling Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Peel Park (Bradford) | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Bradford Amateur Rowing Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Bradford Ice Arena | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Baildon Rugby Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 Frizinghall, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 433k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Gaisby Lane Crimshaw Ln, 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 676, S65, S67); 17 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Low Ash Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oasis Academy Lister Park, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 31.6 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (3 km) and Carlton Bolling (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (11.5 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (15 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 650 m away, with Hen Hut closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Rockwell And Wrose Practice (1.0 km), with Pharmacy Express the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Yorkshire Beauty School is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 3.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Place 2 Be is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Owlet Hall Social Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 123 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 6% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 46% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Bolton Woods Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Goals Soccer Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 7.7 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
19 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 BD18 1AR, 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.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 3.6 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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.