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On Yorkshire Drive, in Bowling Park
What it's like at BD5 8LJ: every home that has sold on Yorkshire Drive since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Yorkshire Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Yorkshire House, Yorkshire DriveOther · company-owned | Jun 2014 | £16,243,403 | – | – | 1 |
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The nearest station is Low Moor, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 292k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is New Hall Way, 100 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 635, 508, 601, 606); 20 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Newhall Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Dixons Music Primary (1.7 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Bradford Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 33.1 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Carlton Bolling (2.7 km) and Dixons Kings Academy (3.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (8.9 km) and The North Halifax Grammar School (9.2 km).
It's a family area: 26% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 700 m away, with Springwood Stores closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bowling Hall Med Practice (800 m), with Bierley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Bliss Hair & Tanning is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 4.8 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Compass at Yorkshire Building Society is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Toby Carvery the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 140 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Bowling Park, 700 m away; for exercise, Bowling Pool (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 12 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 58 km.
14 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Newhall | II* | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Bradford East constituency: Imran Hussain MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,189 (16.6%), turnout 50%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Independent 21%, Reform UK 13%, Conservative 9%.
29 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BD5 8LJ →
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 2.8 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Yorkshire Drive in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Formby · about 76 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.0% | 91.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.8% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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