Clayton & Fairweather Green
vs Thornton & Allerton
Clayton & Fairweather Green has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Thornton & Allerton. Homes in Thornton & Allerton sold for a median of £190,000, 12% above Clayton & Fairweather Green. Thornton & Allerton has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Clayton & Fairweather Green has 18,575 residents in 6,765 households; Thornton & Allerton has 18,191 in 7,297. Thornton & Allerton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.2 percentage points more than Clayton & Fairweather Green (Bradford: 15%). Thornton & Allerton has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.2 percentage points more than Clayton & Fairweather Green (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 46% in Thornton & Allerton. Thornton & Allerton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 64%, 1.7 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 Thornton & Allerton (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £170,000 in Clayton & Fairweather Green and £190,000 in Thornton & Allerton, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (14% and 14%). A typical postcode has 56 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Clayton & Fairweather Green, and 44 in Thornton & Allerton. The typical postcode is 345 m from the nearest school in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 430 m in Thornton & Allerton. The typical postcode is 4,088 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 4,754 m in Thornton & Allerton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 93% in Thornton & Allerton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 102 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Clayton & Fairweather Green and 124 in Thornton & Allerton, 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.
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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.
Thornton & Allerton is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 18,191 people in 7,297 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £190,000 over the past two years, in line with 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.
Clayton & Fairweather Green and Thornton & Allerton next to other wards of Bradford.