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Central Bradford
What it's like at BD8 8HT: 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, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is White Abbey Road Top, 150 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 618, 617); 32 departures an hour from the 10 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 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
66% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Green Lane Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 48% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Dixons Music Primary (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Valley Academy, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 38.7 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Carlton Bolling (1 km) and Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy (1.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The North Halifax Grammar School (9.4 km) and Heckmondwike Grammar School (11.4 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away, with Ali Go Local closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bilton Medical Centre (400 m), with Manningham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Hairbase is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bradford Royal Infirmary, 2.7 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 106 restaurants and cafés and 42 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Paratha Stop Express is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Bradford Bridge Club (Bar Only) the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (38 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 858 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 68% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (City Centre, Goitside).
There are 116 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (76%).
It's new: 68% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 177 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lane School Clinic | II | 110 m |
| Green Lane School Caretakers Cottage | II | 110 m |
| Green Lane School Main School with Attached Water Tower and Railings | II | 140 m |
| Green Lane School Kitchen, Swimming Pool and Gymnasium | II | 160 m |
| 37-45, Southfield Square Bd8 | II | 170 m |
| 1-36, Southfield Square Bd8 | II | 170 m |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | II | 180 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
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%.
20 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 BD8 8HT →
The nearest park is Grosvenor Park, 300 m away; for exercise, JD Gyms (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 10 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 60 km.
Many neighbours rent: 62% of households rent privately and 23% socially.
It's young: 29% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is University of Bradford, 1.2 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 19.1% | 91.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 79.1% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.9% | 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
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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