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Thinking of living at BD7 3BG? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copthorne Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Farnham Academy | Primary | 200 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Horton Grange Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| All Saints CofE Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Dixons Trinity Academy | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons McMillan Academy | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons Kings Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 52.7 · 16% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dixons City Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 49.5 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Co-op Academy Grange | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 29.1 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crystal Gardens Primary School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
| Eden Springs Girls Secondary | Independent | 1.1 km | 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Horton Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 430 m | 19 |
| Tennis | University Of Bradford (Sports Park) | 390 m | 18 |
| Swimming | University Of Bradford Sports Centre (Unique Fitness) | 740 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Great Horton Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 7 |
| Golf | Clayton Golf Club | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Football | 5-Alive Indoor Soccer | 1.9 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Little Horton Sociala Cycling Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Squash | University Of Bradford Sports Centre (Unique Fitness) | 740 m | 2 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hub | 530 m | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Bradford | 690 m | 1 |
| Ice skating | Bradford Ice Arena | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Snooker | GameOn | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Wibsey Rugby Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | Odsal Stadium | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Car racing | Odsal Stadium | 2.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 Bradford Interchange, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is All Saints Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 576); 40 departures an hour from the 11 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 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Copthorne Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 75% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Dixons Music Primary (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Dixons Trinity Academy, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 51.4 · 14% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dixons Kings Academy (1.1 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (1.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (8.2 km) and The Crossley Heath School (11 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is AMC Foods, 450 m away, with Siddique Pharmacy closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Murghal Medical Centre (150 m), with Siddique Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Golden Hand Barbers is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 2.5 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 72 restaurants and cafés and 3 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Woody Joes (GHR) is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Bulls Head (Bar only) the nearest pub (900 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (41 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 149 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 33 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 67% were built before 1919.
52 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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| 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BD7 3BG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
The nearest park is Horton Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Better Gym (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 59 km.
Many neighbours rent: 46% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
It's young: 34% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 27% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 950 m 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.