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On Dovesdale Road, in Bankfoot
What it's like at BD5 9QB: every home that has sold on Dovesdale Road 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Dovesdale Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 28 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Dec 1996 | £45,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Dovesdale RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2005 | £94,000 | 77 m² | £1,221/m² | 2 |
| 3, Dovesdale RoadOther | Dec 2015 | £185,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 4, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Jan 2018 | £70,000 | 65 m² | £1,077/m² | 2 |
| 5, Dovesdale RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | May 2021 | £100,000 | 69 m² | £1,449/m² | 3 |
| 6, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Feb 2001 | £43,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Dovesdale RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2014 | £96,000 | 77 m² | £1,247/m² | 1 |
| 9, Dovesdale RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £123,500 | 79 m² | £1,563/m² | 2 |
| 10, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Feb 2009 | £80,000 | 68 m² | £1,176/m² | 1 |
| 11, Dovesdale RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2010 | £118,000 | 70 m² | £1,686/m² | 2 |
| 13, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Jul 2021 | £95,000 | 68 m² | £1,397/m² | 3 |
| 14, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Nov 2015 | £65,000 | 90 m² | £722/m² | 1 |
| 15, Dovesdale RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2020 | £70,000 | 78 m² | £897/m² | 2 |
| 16, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Mar 2012 | £72,000 | 62 m² | £1,161/m² | 4 |
| 17, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Jul 2026 | £132,500 | 70 m² | £1,893/m² | 3 |
| 18, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Apr 1998 | £25,000 | 62 m² | £403/m² | 1 |
| 21, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Mar 2013 | £57,000 | 68 m² | £838/m² | 1 |
| 22, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Jan 2003 | £42,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 23, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | May 2025 | £130,000 | 68 m² | £1,912/m² | 2 |
| 25, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | May 2006 | £90,000 | 68 m² | £1,324/m² | 1 |
| 26, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Sept 2019 | £75,000 | 67 m² | £1,119/m² | 2 |
| 27, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | May 2012 | £65,000 | 62 m² | £1,048/m² | 1 |
| 28, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Dec 2016 | £56,000 | 97 m² | £577/m² | 1 |
| 29, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Jul 2005 | £86,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | May 2003 | £40,000 | 72 m² | £556/m² | 1 |
| 31, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Apr 2005 | £84,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 33, Dovesdale RoadTerraced | Oct 2005 | £95,000 | – | – | 1 |
| West Bowling Working Mens Club, Dovesdale RoadOther | Jun 2021 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bradford Interchange, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Smiddles Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 268, 602); 91 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bankfoot Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Co-op Academy Grange, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 29.1 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dixons Kings Academy (3 km) and Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (7.8 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (9.2 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons, 450 m away, with Harveys closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wibsey & Queensbury Med P (1.1 km), with Holroyd Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Angela's is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 4.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Mamas Pizzeria is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Red Lion (Bar only) the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 151 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 35 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Emsley (Alfred) Memorial Recreation Ground, 350 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 13 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 57 km.
37 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.
Bradford South constituency: Judith Cummins MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 4,392 (13.3%), turnout 47%. Vote shares: Labour 36%, Reform UK 23%, Conservative 15%, Green Party 10%.
23 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 9QB →
Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 2.2 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.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 91.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.9% | 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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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 28 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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Nearest: Formby · about 77 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.