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Thinking of living at BD2 2JA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavendish Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Swain House Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 850 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Blakehill Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Hanson Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Immanuel College | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 21.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Valley Academy | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Christian School | Independent | 2.1 km | 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodhouse Grove School | Independent | 2.8 km | 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 2.8 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Eccleshill Crown Green Bowls Club | 360 m | 20 |
| Tennis | Hermits Table Tennis Club | 1.3 km | 20 |
| Cricket | Idle Cricket Club | 1.0 km | 19 |
| Swimming | Eccleshill Swimming Pool | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Football | The Oval | 910 m | 12 |
| Golf | Woodhall Hills Golf Club | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Squash | Woodhouse Grove School | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Rugby league | Woodhouse Grove School football field | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Idle Athletic Club / East Bradford Cycling Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Peel Park (Bradford) | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Woodhouse Grove School football field | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Bradford Ice Arena | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 4.0 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 Apperley Bridge, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 456k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Eccleshill Mechanics Institute, 150 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 640, 641); 54 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cavendish Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 50% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Holybrook Primary School (0.8 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Hanson Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 35.1 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (2.3 km) and Carlton Bolling (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (12.7 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (13.3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Food Warehouse, 450 m away, with J Robertson And Son closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Eccleshill Village Surgery (150 m), with J Robertson & Son the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Arny's is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 4.9 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
MI-Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Greedy Pig the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 137 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 7% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Eccleshill Recreation Ground, 300 m away; for exercise, PureGym (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.2 µg/m³).
36 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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For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 6.4 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 64 km.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 4.1 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.