BD5 8PG, Bowling Park
Bowling Park, Bradford
- Council
- Bradford
- Neighbourhood
- Bradford 053C
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Ward
- Little Horton
At a glance
10 of 14 stand out from the national average: affluence, income, work & education, crime, green space, house prices, housing & households, schools, transport, broadband.
- AffluenceAmong the most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
- IncomeLower household income than most areas in England.
- Work & educationAmong the smallest shares of residents in work in England.
- CrimeMore recorded crime than most areas in England.
- Flood riskNo properties here are in areas the Environment Agency assesses as at risk of river or sea flooding.
- Air qualityNitrogen dioxide here sits between the WHO guideline level and the UK legal limit.
- Road noiseRoad noise here is around the WHO guideline of 53dB.
- Green spaceRight by a green space — a few minutes' walk at most.
- House pricesAmong the cheapest areas in England for house prices.
- Housing & householdsFewer homeowners than most areas in England.
- DemographicsAround the average share of residents reporting good health for England.
- SchoolsA short walk from a school.
- TransportRight by a stop — a few minutes' walk at most.
- BroadbandNearly all premises here can get gigabit broadband.
Where this is
- Accuracy
- Located to a building in this postcode
- Coordinates
- 53.7734, -1.7499
Money
Affluence
Among the most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Better off than 2 in 100 English neighbourhoods
Group 1 of 10.
Affluence profile
Compared with
- 5 places in 100 lower than Bradford
- 48 places in 100 lower than the England midpoint
Here 2 out of 100 · Bradford 8 out of 100 · England midpoint 50 out of 100
Income
Lower household income than most areas in England.
£33,144
Higher than 18 in 100 wider neighbourhoods in England
Group 2 of 10.
Income profile
Compared with
- 7% below the Bradford average
- 19% below the England average
Here £33,144 · Bradford £35,520 · the average English neighbourhood £41,163
Work & education
Among the smallest shares of residents in work in England.
44.7%
Higher than 6 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 1 of 10.
Highest qualification
- Degree level17.4%
- Apprenticeship / A-level16.5%
- GCSE level / other30.2%
- No qualifications35.8%
Occupation
- Professional24.2%
- Admin & trades20.7%
- Care & service21.4%
- Plant & elementary33.7%
Work
Compared with
- 7.8 points below Bradford
- 12.6 points below England
Here 44.7% · Bradford 52.5% · the average English neighbourhood 57.3%
Crime
More recorded crime than most areas in England.
120.8 per 1,000 residents
Lower than 21 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 3 of 10.
Crime profile
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Compared with
- 10% below the Bradford rate
- 29% above the England rate
Here 120.8 per 1,000 residents · Bradford 134.2 per 1,000 · the average English neighbourhood 93.3 per 1,000
Environment
Flood risk
No properties here are in areas the Environment Agency assesses as at risk of river or sea flooding.
0 properties
Band 10 of 10.
Flood profile
Compared with
- 100% below the Bradford figure
- 100% below the England figure
Here 0 properties · Bradford 0.8 properties · the average English neighbourhood 2.7 properties
Air quality
Nitrogen dioxide here sits between the WHO guideline level and the UK legal limit.
15.1µg/m³
Band 7 of 10.
Air quality profile
Compared with
- 41% above the Bradford figure
- 65% above the England figure
Here 15.1µg/m³ · Bradford 10.71 · the average English neighbourhood 9.14
Road noise
Road noise here is around the WHO guideline of 53dB.
59 dB
Band 5 of 10.
Noise profile
Compared with
- 12% above the Bradford figure
Here 59 dB · Bradford 53 dB
Green space
Right by a green space — a few minutes' walk at most.
under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distance — closer than 81 in 100 postcodes in England.
Band 10 of 10.
Nearest green space
Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.
- Public park or gardenunder 0.1 miles
- Play spaceunder 0.1 miles
- Play spaceunder 0.1 miles
Water & sewage
The nearest monitored storm overflows — where the sewer network is permitted to discharge during heavy rain — with the number of spills and total hours the water company reported for 2024, and the nearest designated bathing waters with their latest annual classification. Straight-line distances. These are counts as reported, not a rating of this postcode: a spill happens at the overflow’s location and affects the water it discharges into, not every home nearby.
Nearest monitored storm overflows, 2024
- Birch Lane CSO6 spills · 3 hours · into Tributary Of Bowling Beck0.2 miles
- Rooley Avenue CSO0 spills · into Dean Beck0.6 miles
- Springmill Street 2 CSO10 spills · 6 hours · into Clvrt Trib Of Bowling Beck0.7 miles
Nearest designated bathing waters
- Wharfe at Cromwheel, IlkleyClassified Poor at the last annual assessment11.3 miles
- Wharfe at Wilderness CarparkClassified Poor at the last annual assessment18.3 miles
Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual Returns · Environment Agency
Open Government Licence v3.0 · Data from August 2026
House prices & ownership
House prices
Among the cheapest areas in England for house prices.
£107,000
Higher than 3 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 1 of 10.
House prices profile
Compared with
- 41% below the Bradford average
- 63% below the England average
Here £107,000 · Bradford £180,000 · the average English neighbourhood £287,500
Housing & households
Fewer homeowners than most areas in England.
48.4%
Higher than 26 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 3 of 10.
Housing tenure
- Owner-occupied48.4%
- Private rented37.5%
- Social rented13.9%
Household type
- Living alone22.2%
- Couples, no children7.3%
- With children53.5%
- Other households17.0%
Home size (bedrooms)
- 1 bedroom10.2%
- 2 bedrooms21.1%
- 3 bedrooms34.6%
- 4+ bedrooms34.1%
Cars and vans
- No car40.2%
- One car37.6%
- Two or more cars22.2%
Compared with
- 13.6 points below Bradford
- 13.8 points below England
Here 48.4% · Bradford 62.0% · the average English neighbourhood 62.2%
Who lives here
Demographics
Around the average share of residents reporting good health for England.
83.3%
Higher than 58 in 100 neighbourhoods in England
Group 6 of 10.
Age
- Aged under 1529.8%
- Aged 65+5.8%
- Aged 15–6464.4%
Ethnic group
- White22.8%
- Asian63.4%
- Black7.2%
- Mixed2.8%
- Other group3.8%
Country of birth
- Born in UK59.2%
- Born in Europe13.6%
- Middle East & Asia22.3%
- Born in Africa4.3%
- Americas & Caribbean0.6%
Religion
- Christian20.3%
- No religion7.6%
- Muslim65.5%
- Hindu0.3%
- Other religions1.3%
- Not answered4.9%
Health & language
Compared with
- 2.7 points above Bradford
- 1.5 points above England
Here 83.3% · Bradford 80.6% · the average English neighbourhood 81.8%
Politics
How this postcode’s constituency voted at the general election on 4 July 2024. A constituency is a large area — around 70,000 voters — so this describes a much wider patch than the street. These are simply the votes as counted: nothing here is ranked, scored, or compared with anywhere else.
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- MP
- Imran Hussain (Labour)
- Result
- Lab hold
Vote share, 2024 general election
- Labour37.9%
- Other candidates27.5%
- Reform UK13.3%
- Conservative9.3%
- Green6.9%
- Liberal Democrat5.1%
- Majority
- 6,189 votes
- Turnout
- 49.5% of 75,164 electors
General election 2024 results by constituency (CBP-10009) · House of Commons Library
Open Parliament Licence v3.0 · Data from July 2024
Schools
A short walk from a school.
0.2 miles
Straight-line distance — closer than 62 in 100 postcodes in England.
Band 9 of 10.
Nearest schools
Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.
- Bowling Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter · Primary0.2 miles
- Park Aspire Alternative Provision AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter0.2 miles
- The Fountain SchoolOther independent school0.2 miles
Transport
Right by a stop — a few minutes' walk at most.
under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distance — closer than almost every postcode in England.
Band 10 of 10.
Nearest transport
Straight-line distance from the postcode — not a walking or driving route.
- Parkside ParkBus stopunder 0.1 miles
- Parkside ParkBus stopunder 0.1 miles
- Parkway Daleside WalkBus stop0.1 miles
Broadband
Nearly all premises here can get gigabit broadband.
100.0%
Band 10 of 10.
Broadband profile
Compared with
- 7.5 points above Bradford
- 15.6 points above England
Here 100.0% · Bradford 92.5% · the average English neighbourhood 84.4%
Nearby postcodes
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Every figure on this page comes from official published data. Nothing is modelled by us, estimated by us, or bought from a private provider.
| Dataset | Published by | Geography | Data from |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Indices of Deprivation 2025OGL-3.0 | Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government | neighbourhood (LSOA) | November 2025 |
| Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023OGL-3.0 | Office for National Statistics | wider neighbourhood (MSOA) | April 2023 |
| Census 2021 bulk topic-summary tablesOGL-3.0 | Office for National Statistics (via Nomis) | neighbourhood (LSOA) | March 2021 |
| Street-level crime, outcomes and stop-and-search dataOGL-3.0 | Home Office (data.police.uk) | neighbourhood (LSOA) | June 2026 |
| Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (NaFRA2)OGL-3.0 | Environment Agency | postcode | June 2026 |
| UK-AIR modelled background pollution maps (NO2, PM2.5, PM10)OGL-3.0 | Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) | postcode | December 2024 |
| Strategic noise mapping Round 4 (road, rail, airport)OGL-3.0 | Defra | postcode | August 2026 |
| OS Open GreenspaceOGL-3.0 | Ordnance Survey | postcode | August 2026 |
| Price Paid DataOGL-3.0 | HM Land Registry | neighbourhood (LSOA) | August 2026 |
| Get Information about Schools (GIAS) full establishment extractOGL-3.0 | Department for Education | postcode | August 2026 |
| National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN)OGL-3.0 | Department for Transport | postcode | August 2026 |
| Connected Nations 2025 — fixed broadband & mobile coverageOGL-3.0 | Ofcom | postcode | July 2025 |
| General election 2024 results by constituency (CBP-10009)Open Parliament Licence | House of Commons Library | Westminster constituency | July 2024 |
| Bathing Water QualityOGL-3.0 | Environment Agency | postcode | August 2026 |
| Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual ReturnsOGL-3.0 | Environment Agency | postcode | August 2026 |
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023, Office for National Statistics.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Census 2021, Office for National Statistics.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Crime and outcome data, data.police.uk / Home Office.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Environment Agency.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK-AIR background pollution maps, Defra.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Strategic noise mapping Round 4, Defra.
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Get Information about Schools, Department for Education.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NaPTAN, Department for Transport.
Contains information from Ofcom, Connected Nations 2025, © Ofcom, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. General election 2024 results, House of Commons Library.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Bathing Water Quality, Environment Agency.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Event Duration Monitoring - Storm Overflow Annual Returns, Environment Agency.
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