Clayton & Fairweather Green
vs Queensbury
Clayton & Fairweather Green has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Queensbury. Homes in Queensbury sold for a median of £200,000, 18% above Clayton & Fairweather Green. Clayton & Fairweather Green has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Clayton & Fairweather Green has 18,575 residents in 6,765 households; Queensbury has 15,978 in 6,710. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (15% and 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 34% in Queensbury. Queensbury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 9.4 percentage points more than Clayton & Fairweather Green (Bradford: 62%). Clayton & Fairweather Green has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 2 percentage points more than Queensbury (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £170,000 in Clayton & Fairweather Green and £200,000 in Queensbury, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Clayton & Fairweather Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 2.4 percentage points more than Queensbury (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clayton & Fairweather Green, and 35 in Queensbury. The typical postcode is 345 m from the nearest school in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 400 m in Queensbury. The typical postcode is 4,088 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 5,147 m in Queensbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 94% in Queensbury.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 102 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 75 in Queensbury, 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.
Queensbury is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 15,978 people in 6,710 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Bradford median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% below the Bradford average.
More comparisons.
Clayton & Fairweather Green and Queensbury next to other wards of Bradford.