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Thinking of living at BD9 5LU? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckfoot Heaton Primary | Primary | 800 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Margaret McMillan Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Lady Royd Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| Bradford Girls' Grammar School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beckfoot Upper Heaton | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 37.3 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Prism Independent School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Islamic Tarbiyyah Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Bradford Grammar School | Independent | 2.1 km | 41.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BD9 5LU, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Heaton Tennis Club | 880 m | 25 |
| Bowls | West Bradford Crown Green Bowls Club | 750 m | 20 |
| Cricket | Great Horton Methodists CC | 3.2 km | 14 |
| Swimming | Bradford Girls Grammar School | 850 m | 13 |
| Golf | Express Golf Centre | 990 m | 7 |
| Football | 5-Alive Indoor Soccer | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Squash | Heaton Tennis And Squash Club | 940 m | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Shipley Lanes | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Angling | Farview Fishing Lakes | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Heather Yoga | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Climbing | The Climbing Hub | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Bradford | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Chess | Old Mill Giant Chess Board | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Bradford Amateur Rowing Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Bradford & Bingley Sports Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Peel Park (Bradford) | 3.6 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 Frizinghall, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 433k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Lynfield Mount Hospital, 200 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 620, 680, 621, PS22); 27 departures an hour from the 7 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 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Beckfoot Heaton Primary, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bradford Girls' Grammar School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 44.8 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (1.2 km) and Dixons Kings Academy (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (8.5 km) and The Crossley Heath School (12.2 km).
It's a family area: 24% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co Op, 350 m away; Asda Express (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Leylands Lane Medical Practice (550 m), with Leylands Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Pinnacle Hair is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 450 m 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: 16 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Four Seasons Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and West Bradford Bowling Club (Bar Only) the nearest pub (800 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 136 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 9% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 55% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Haworth Road Recreation Ground, 750 m away; for exercise, Zara Sports Centre (1.1 km).
21 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 60 km.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's young: 26% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 3.2 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.