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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtBD1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:22 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,447 residentsin the Central Bradford census areaMedian age 29.82,686 households15% of homes owner-occupied9% owned outright23% social rented, 62% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting13.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,458 in work, 5% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, information and communication 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 39% go by car, 17% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 65%10% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C872 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksConditioning Househistoric site · under a mileSpalding Castlecastle · 1.9 miBolling Hallhistoric site · 1.4 miPennyoaks Hillhill · 1.3 miWindmill Hillhill · 1.5 miChellow Dene Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miChellow Dean Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miSlack Damwater · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPeel Parkpark · under a mile · 26 haLister Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 22 haBowling Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 28 haThe Leisure Exchangesports ground · under a mile · 2 haBradford Moor Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 17 haBradford Park Avenue Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,696 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Luke's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryKirkgate Pharmacy75 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKirkgate Pharmacy51 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSouthgate Dentalunder a milePolice stationBritish Transport PoliceBradfordunder a mileCash machinePost Office5 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi97 schools55 primary, 16 secondary, 1 all-through, 9 independent, 7 special, 5 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryDixons Manningham Academyages 3-11, 368 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreen Lane Primary Schoolages 2-11, 518 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryValley Academyages 11-16, 356 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Bradfordunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA6.3 miRailway stationBradford Forster Squareunder a mileBus stationBradford Interchange Bus StationBradford City Centreunder a mileBus stops247 within a mileCar parkSimes St ParkingBradford6 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingWYCA Rawson Road6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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