Bradford

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 7° · 65% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:28

9h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

956 reported road collisions (2025)

266 killed or seriously injured · 1,210 casualties · 17.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 387 rated 4–5 ★ (305 top)
• 22 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Bradford Forster Square (0.4 km)
• 158 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£185,297 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Bradford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£745 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

• 1 bed £549
• 2 bed £675
• 3 bed £808

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (4.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

6,278 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.4 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

80 charging locations within ~8 km

• 40 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Bradford Crown Court (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches42
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

546,410 residents in Bradford · 1,491/km²

• Under 16: 23%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,937
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK25,318
• Net moves−6,381

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 23 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

37% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (41% of 223,950)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

233 schools · 99,554 pupils

157 primary · 32 secondary · 44 other

Ofsted: 85 of 95 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

208 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bradford

444 CQC-registered services

• Care homes108
• GP practices76
• Dentists108
• Homecare agencies112
• Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bradford

• In a conservation area (Wool Exchange)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 333 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

606 applications decided

87.5% granted · 530 granted, 76 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Naz Shah

Labour

Bradford West

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK (minority)

• Lab 17
• Con 18
• LD 4
• Grn 9
• Ref 28
• Oth 14

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools27
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies7
• Supermarkets9
• Parks & greens33
• Restaurants & cafés98

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

19,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,631 jobs advertised · £41,685 avg

e.g. IT Business Development/Account Manager, SEN / SEND Tutor, West Yorkshire, NUM - Aged Care - Permanent Position - Rural North West VIC - Greater London

Source: Adzuna

£671 median full-time weekly pay

7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,641 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

33% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 284,695 certificates

15.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

80% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 40% · Wind 38% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%

110 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.2 women · 57.4 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

11 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in BD1

• Clarendon Medical Centre
• Bevan Community Benefit Society
• Locala Bradford Sexual Health Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bradford West:

• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 546 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Introduce weekend access to death certification for burials223 local signatures · 9,659 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks95 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND89 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Introduce a national strategy to tackle the cat overpopulation and rescue crisis56 local signatures · 18,774 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Wool Exchange, Bradford · 0.0 km

  The Wool Exchange Building in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, is a grade I-listed building built as a wool-trading centre in the 19th century. The grandeur of its Gothic Revival architecture is symbolic of the weal…

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  Bradford · 0.1 km

  Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the 1974 reform, the city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolita…

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  City (ward) · 0.1 km

  City is an electoral ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.

• Swan Arcade, Bradford · 0.1 km

  The Swan Arcade was a four-storey building located between Market Street and Broadway, Bradford, England and stood opposite the Wool Exchange. The Bradford Beck ran beneath.

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  Midland Hotel, Bradford · 0.2 km

  The Midland Hotel is a 90-bedroom three-star Victorian hotel in Bradford city centre, owned and managed by Britannia Hotels.

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  Telegraph & Argus · 0.2 km

  The Telegraph & Argus is the daily newspaper for Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is published six times each week, from Monday to Saturday inclusive. The newspaper has offices in Newhall Way, Bradford, from wher…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)