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Thinking of living at BD2 1FP? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplars Farm Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Frizinghall Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Grove House Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Westbourne Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Oasis Academy Lister Park | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 31.6 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Valley Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hanson Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 21.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 550 m | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 650 m | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Lister Park | 1.1 km | 25 |
| Cricket | Bolton Villas Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 18 |
| Bowls | Shipley Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.0 km | 18 |
| Swimming | St Bede'S And St Joseph'S Catholic College (Ignis Campus) | 510 m | 16 |
| Football | Bolton Woods Junior FC | 780 m | 11 |
| Golf | Bradford Moor Golf Club | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Squash | Heaton Tennis And Squash Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Peel Park (Bradford) | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Bradford Ice Arena | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Idle Athletic Club / East Bradford Cycling Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hub | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Bradford | 3.8 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 (850 m), with 433k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Stanley Rd Canal Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 656, 675); 10 departures an hour from the 5 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 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
43% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Poplars Farm Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 54% 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, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 31.6 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (1.4 km) and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (1.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (9.4 km) and The Crossley Heath School (12.9 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 300 m away; Vitaliva ® (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Frizinghall Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Pharmacy Express the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Blitz is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 1.6 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: 19 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
The Flowerpot Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Bolton Woods Social Club - (Bar Only) the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 157 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 57% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (St Pauls, North Park Road).
There are 45 listed buildings.
24 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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| Al Mumin Primary and Secondary School | Independent | 1.0 km | 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near BD2 1FP, 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.
It's a mix of homes: 35% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 70% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Bolton Woods Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Goals Soccer Centre (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 9.6 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 61 km.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 2.6 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.