Heaton & Frizinghall
vs Windhill & Wrose
Heaton & Frizinghall has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Windhill & Wrose. Homes in Windhill & Wrose sold for a median of £182,537, 14% above Heaton & Frizinghall. Windhill & Wrose has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Heaton & Frizinghall has 19,721 residents in 5,770 households; Windhill & Wrose has 16,845 in 7,294. Windhill & Wrose has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 6.7 percentage points more than Heaton & Frizinghall (Bradford: 15%). Windhill & Wrose has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 8.3 percentage points more than Heaton & Frizinghall (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Heaton & Frizinghall and 54% in Windhill & Wrose. Windhill & Wrose has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 1.1 percentage points more than Heaton & Frizinghall (Bradford: 62%). Heaton & Frizinghall has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 4.9 percentage points more than Windhill & Wrose (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £160,000 in Heaton & Frizinghall and £182,537 in Windhill & Wrose, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Windhill & Wrose has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 5.4 percentage points more than Heaton & Frizinghall (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Heaton & Frizinghall, and 76 in Windhill & Wrose. The typical postcode is 390 m from the nearest school in Heaton & Frizinghall and 388 m in Windhill & Wrose. The typical postcode is 1,550 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Heaton & Frizinghall and 1,016 m in Windhill & Wrose. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Heaton & Frizinghall and 93% in Windhill & Wrose.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 104 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Heaton & Frizinghall and 129 in Windhill & Wrose, 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.
Heaton & Frizinghall is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 19,721 people in 5,770 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £160,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Bradford median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above the Bradford average.
Windhill & Wrose is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 16,845 people in 7,294 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £182,537 over the past two years, in line with the Bradford median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% above the Bradford average.
More comparisons.
Heaton & Frizinghall and Windhill & Wrose next to other wards of Bradford.