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Brown Royd
What it's like at BD7 2AH: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Bradford Forster Square, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Cottam Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 637, 636); 14 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Co-op Academy Princeville, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 41% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Dixons Music Primary (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 49.1 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Dixons Kings Academy (0.8 km) and Carlton Bolling (2.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (8.1 km) and The Crossley Heath School (11.4 km).
It's a family area: 27% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Al-Halal Family Food Store, 450 m away, with Co-op Academy Princeville Community Fridge closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Grange Medical Centre (450 m), with Horton Grange Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Ultimate Style is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 1.4 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: 33 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Gardenia Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Fighting Cock the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (23 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 173 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 184 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Spencer Park, 550 m away; for exercise, The Climbing Hub (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 11 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 59 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 West constituency: Naz Shah MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 707 (1.9%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 32%, Independent 30%, Green Party 10%, Independent 10%.
21 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 BD7 2AH →
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 15% socially.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 1.1 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 89.8% | 91.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.5% | 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.
Nearest: Formby · about 80 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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