Bradford Moor
vs Holme Wood & Bierley
Bradford Moor has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Holme Wood & Bierley. Homes in Holme Wood & Bierley sold for a median of £147,750, 26% above Bradford Moor. Holme Wood & Bierley has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Bradford Moor has 21,104 residents in 5,671 households; Holme Wood & Bierley has 20,425 in 8,364. Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 4.5 percentage points more than Bradford Moor (Bradford: 15%). Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 14.2 percentage points more than Bradford Moor (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bradford Moor (60%) and semi-detached houses in Holme Wood & Bierley (46%). Bradford Moor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 12.9 percentage points more than Holme Wood & Bierley (Bradford: 62%). Bradford Moor has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 5.9 percentage points more than Holme Wood & Bierley (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £117,000 in Bradford Moor 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%, 4.3 percentage points more than Bradford Moor (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 89 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bradford Moor, and 67 in Holme Wood & Bierley. The typical postcode is 310 m from the nearest school in Bradford Moor and 389 m in Holme Wood & Bierley. The typical postcode is 2,064 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bradford Moor and 2,919 m in Holme Wood & Bierley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Bradford Moor and 97% in Holme Wood & Bierley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 118 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bradford Moor 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.
Bradford Moor is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 21,104 people in 5,671 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £117,000 over the past two years, 37% below the Bradford median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% 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.
Bradford Moor and Holme Wood & Bierley next to other wards of Bradford.