Clayton & Fairweather Green
vs Great Horton
Great Horton has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Clayton & Fairweather Green. Homes in Clayton & Fairweather Green sold for a median of £170,000, 21% above Great Horton. Clayton & Fairweather Green has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Clayton & Fairweather Green has 18,575 residents in 6,765 households; Great Horton has 19,019 in 6,269. Clayton & Fairweather Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 4.2 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 15%). Clayton & Fairweather Green has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 2.1 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Clayton & Fairweather Green (48%) and terraced houses in Great Horton (42%). Clayton & Fairweather Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 3.9 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 62%). Great Horton has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 7.1 percentage points more than Clayton & Fairweather Green (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £170,000 in Clayton & Fairweather Green and £141,000 in Great Horton, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Clayton & Fairweather Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 3.5 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clayton & Fairweather Green, and 79 in Great Horton. The typical postcode is 345 m from the nearest school in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 293 m in Great Horton. The typical postcode is 4,088 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 2,890 m in Great Horton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 99% in Great Horton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 102 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 139 in Great 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.
Clayton & Fairweather Green is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 18,575 people in 6,765 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £170,000 over the past two years, 9% below the Bradford median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the Bradford average.
Great Horton is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 19,019 people in 6,269 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £141,000 over the past two years, 24% below the Bradford median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Bradford average.
More comparisons.
Clayton & Fairweather Green and Great Horton next to other wards of Bradford.