Great Horton
vs Royds
Great Horton has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Royds. Homes in Royds sold for a median of £162,250, 15% above Great 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; Royds has 17,138 in 6,962. Royds has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 2.6 percentage points more than Great Horton (Bradford: 15%). Royds has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 5.2 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 Royds (59%). Great Horton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 1.9 percentage points more than Royds (Bradford: 62%). Great Horton has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 5.6 percentage points more than Royds (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £141,000 in Great Horton and £162,250 in Royds, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Great Horton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 2 percentage points more than Royds (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Horton, and 47 in Royds. The typical postcode is 293 m from the nearest school in Great Horton and 342 m in Royds. The typical postcode is 2,890 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Horton and 3,148 m in Royds. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Great Horton and 97% in Royds.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 139 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Horton and 154 in Royds, 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.
Royds is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 17,138 people in 6,962 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £162,250 over the past two years, 13% 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 Royds next to other wards of Bradford.