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Thinking of living at BD18 2JX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Crags Primary Leadership Academy | Primary | 400 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Christ Church Church of England Academy | Primary | 400 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Low Ash Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Shipley CofE Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Lister Park | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 31.6 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hanson Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Titus Salt School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 40.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 1.4 km | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 2.0 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Northcliffe Park | 1.1 km | 22 |
| Bowls | Crowgill Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 980 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Shipley Swimming Pool | 1.0 km | 15 |
| Cricket | Baildon Wood Bottom Cricket Club | 850 m | 13 |
| Golf | Northcliffe Golf Club | 2.1 km | 11 |
| Football | Bolton Woods Junior FC | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Squash | Heaton Tennis And Squash Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 640 m | 2 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Idle Athletic Club / East Bradford Cycling Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Bradford Amateur Rowing Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Baildon Rugby Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Peel Park (Bradford) | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Bradford & Bingley Sports Club | 3.8 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 Shipley, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Park Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 22 minutes on weekdays (routes 633, 601, B68); 62 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is High Crags Primary Leadership Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 51% 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, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 31.6 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (3.8 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (11.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 500 m away, with Windhill Mini Market closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Saltaire & Windhill Medical P'Ship (400 m), with Shipley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Sarah Louise is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 3.3 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 49 restaurants and cafés and 22 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Newcafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Windhill Conservative Club the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 212 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 38 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 46% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Windhill Community Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Primal Edge Gym (650 m).
32 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 8.5 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 4.5 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.