Holme Wood & Bierley
vs Little Horton
Little Horton has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Holme Wood & Bierley. Homes in Holme Wood & Bierley sold for a median of £147,750, 31% above Little Horton. Holme Wood & Bierley has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Holme Wood & Bierley has 20,425 residents in 8,364 households; Little Horton has 21,899 in 6,546. Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 4.8 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 15%). Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 10.1 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Holme Wood & Bierley (46%) and terraced houses in Little Horton (55%). Little Horton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 45%, 1.6 percentage points more than Holme Wood & Bierley (Bradford: 62%). Little Horton has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 7.5 percentage points more than Holme Wood & Bierley (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £147,750 in Holme Wood & Bierley and £112,750 in Little Horton, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 6 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 67 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Holme Wood & Bierley, and 114 in Little Horton. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Holme Wood & Bierley and 261 m in Little Horton. The typical postcode is 2,919 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Holme Wood & Bierley and 1,726 m in Little Horton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Holme Wood & Bierley and 97% in Little Horton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 204 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Holme Wood & Bierley 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.
Holme Wood & Bierley is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 20,425 people in 8,364 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £147,750 over the past two years, 21% below the Bradford median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% 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.
Holme Wood & Bierley and Little Horton next to other wards of Bradford.