Great Horton
vs Queensbury
Great Horton has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Queensbury. Homes in Queensbury sold for a median of £200,000, 42% above Great Horton. Queensbury has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Great Horton has 19,019 residents in 6,269 households; Queensbury has 15,978 in 6,710. Queensbury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 5.1 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 15%). Queensbury has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.7 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Great Horton (42%) and semi-detached houses in Queensbury (34%). Queensbury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 13.3 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 62%). Great Horton has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 9.1 percentage points more than Queensbury (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £141,000 in Great Horton and £200,000 in Queensbury, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Queensbury has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 1.1 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Horton, and 35 in Queensbury. The typical postcode is 293 m from the nearest school in Great Horton and 400 m in Queensbury. The typical postcode is 2,890 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Horton and 5,147 m in Queensbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Great Horton and 94% in Queensbury.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 139 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Horton 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.
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.
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.
Great Horton and Queensbury next to other wards of Bradford.