Bowling & Barkerend
vs Little Horton
Little Horton has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 23% in Bowling & Barkerend. Homes in Little Horton sold for a median of £112,750, 4% above Bowling & Barkerend. Little Horton has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Bowling & Barkerend has 22,913 residents in 7,713 households; Little Horton has 21,899 in 6,546. Bowling & Barkerend has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 9%, 2 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 15%). Bowling & Barkerend has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 6.7 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Bowling & Barkerend and 55% in Little Horton. Little Horton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 2.6 percentage points more than Bowling & Barkerend (Bradford: 62%). Bowling & Barkerend has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 3 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £108,000 in Bowling & Barkerend and £112,750 in Little Horton, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (8% and 8%). A typical postcode has 90 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bowling & Barkerend, and 114 in Little Horton. The typical postcode is 342 m from the nearest school in Bowling & Barkerend and 261 m in Little Horton. The typical postcode is 1,297 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bowling & Barkerend and 1,726 m in Little Horton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Bowling & Barkerend and 97% in Little Horton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 244 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bowling & Barkerend and 132 in Little Horton, 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.
Little Horton is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 21,899 people in 6,546 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £112,750 over the past two years, 39% below the Bradford median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 49% below the Bradford average.
More comparisons.
Bowling & Barkerend and Little Horton next to other wards of Bradford.