Great Horton
vs Little Horton
Little Horton has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Great Horton. Homes in Great Horton sold for a median of £141,000, 25% above Little Horton. Great Horton has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Great Horton has 19,019 residents in 6,269 households; Little Horton has 21,899 in 6,546. Great Horton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 3.8 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 15%). Great Horton has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2.1 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Great Horton and 55% in Little Horton. Great Horton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 13.3 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 62%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (29% and 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £141,000 in Great Horton and £112,750 in Little Horton, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Great Horton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 1.9 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Horton, and 114 in Little Horton. The typical postcode is 293 m from the nearest school in Great Horton and 261 m in Little Horton. The typical postcode is 2,890 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Horton and 1,726 m in Little Horton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Great Horton and 97% in Little Horton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 139 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Horton 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.
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.
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.
Great Horton and Little Horton next to other wards of Bradford.