Bowling & Barkerend
vs Holme Wood & Bierley
Bowling & Barkerend has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Holme Wood & Bierley. Homes in Holme Wood & Bierley sold for a median of £147,750, 37% above Bowling & Barkerend. Holme Wood & Bierley has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Bowling & Barkerend has 22,913 residents in 7,713 households; Holme Wood & Bierley has 20,425 in 8,364. Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 2.8 percentage points more than Bowling & Barkerend (Bradford: 15%). Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 3.4 percentage points more than Bowling & Barkerend (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bowling & Barkerend (48%) and semi-detached houses in Holme Wood & Bierley (46%). Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 43%, 1 percentage point more than Bowling & Barkerend (Bradford: 62%). Bowling & Barkerend has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 10.5 percentage points more than Holme Wood & Bierley (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £108,000 in Bowling & Barkerend and £147,750 in Holme Wood & Bierley, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 6.8 percentage points more than Bowling & Barkerend (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 90 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bowling & Barkerend, and 67 in Holme Wood & Bierley. The typical postcode is 342 m from the nearest school in Bowling & Barkerend and 389 m in Holme Wood & Bierley. The typical postcode is 1,297 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bowling & Barkerend and 2,919 m in Holme Wood & Bierley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Bowling & Barkerend and 97% in Holme Wood & Bierley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 244 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bowling & Barkerend and 204 in Holme Wood & Bierley, against 133 across Bradford. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Bowling & Barkerend is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 22,913 people in 7,713 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £108,000 over the past two years, 42% below the Bradford median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% below the Bradford average.
Holme Wood & Bierley is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 20,425 people in 8,364 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £147,750 over the past two years, 21% below the Bradford median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Bradford average.
More comparisons.
Bowling & Barkerend and Holme Wood & Bierley next to other wards of Bradford.