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Thinking of living at BD2 1NJ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swain House Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Blakehill Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Grove House Academy | Primary | 850 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Poplars Farm Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Hanson Academy | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oasis Academy Lister Park | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 31.6 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 21.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Immanuel College | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Valley Academy | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 1.2 km | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 2.0 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hermits Table Tennis Club | 470 m | 19 |
| Bowls | Eccleshill Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 18 |
| Cricket | Bolton Villas Cricket Club | 460 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Eccleshill Pool | 1.9 km | 12 |
| Football | Eccleshill United Football Club | 580 m | 11 |
| Golf | Bradford Moor Golf Club | 2.6 km | 10 |
| Squash | Heaton Tennis And Squash Club | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Idle Athletic Club / East Bradford Cycling Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Peel Park (Bradford) | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | Woodhouse Grove School football field | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Woodhouse Grove School football field | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Bradford Ice Arena | 3.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 433k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Wrose Health Centre, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 633); 56 departures an hour from the 22 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Swain House Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Hanson Academy, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (2.1 km) and Carlton Bolling (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (11.7 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (14 km).
The nearest supermarket is Food Warehouse, 600 m away, with Kings Road Off licence closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Rockwell And Wrose Practice (150 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Arny's is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 3.6 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Goals is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Wrose Bull the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 96 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 42% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Wrose Play & Recreational Ground, 400 m away; for exercise, Flacks Fitness (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 7.4 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Most households own their home, 17% rent privately.
34 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 | 2.4 km | 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near BD2 1NJ, 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, 3.8 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.