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Holme Wood & Bierley
vs Wyke

Holme Wood & Bierley has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Wyke. Homes in Wyke sold for a median of £165,000, 12% above Holme Wood & Bierley. Holme Wood & Bierley has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Bradford with Holme Wood & Bierley highlighted
Holme Wood & Bierley
555 postcodes
Map of Bradford with Wyke highlighted
Wyke
553 postcodes
Map of Bradford
Bradford
city average

People

Holme Wood & Bierley has 20,425 residents in 8,364 households; Wyke has 16,175 in 7,117. Wyke has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 8.4 percentage points more than Holme Wood & Bierley (Bradford: 15%). Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2.5 percentage points more than Wyke (Bradford: 31%).

20,425Residents (2021)
16,175Residents (2021)
546,412Residents (2021)
8,364Households
7,117Households
209,867Households
19.1%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
19.3%Aged 15–29
11.7%Aged 65 and over
20.1%Aged 65 and over
15.2%Aged 65 and over
34.0%Living alone
31.5%Living alone
30.8%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Holme Wood & Bierley and 52% in Wyke. Wyke has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 25.6 percentage points more than Holme Wood & Bierley (Bradford: 62%). Holme Wood & Bierley has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 1.8 percentage points more than Wyke (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £147,750 in Holme Wood & Bierley and £165,000 in Wyke, against £186,000 across Bradford.

£147,750Median sale price
£165,000Median sale price
£186,000Median sale price
43.2%Owner-occupied
68.8%Owner-occupied
61.7%Owner-occupied
21.1%Private renting
19.3%Private renting
23.0%Private renting
35.3%Social renting
11.7%Social renting
14.6%Social renting
13.2%Detached houses
11.5%Detached houses
14.7%Detached houses
46.4%Semi-detached houses
52.2%Semi-detached houses
36.7%Semi-detached houses
24.6%Terraced houses
29.8%Terraced houses
33.0%Terraced houses
13.6%Flats
4.9%Flats
11.6%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (14% and 14%). A typical postcode has 67 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Holme Wood & Bierley, and 38 in Wyke. The typical postcode is 389 m from the nearest school in Holme Wood & Bierley and 415 m in Wyke. The typical postcode is 2,919 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Holme Wood & Bierley and 1,294 m in Wyke. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Holme Wood & Bierley and 94% in Wyke.

14.3%Green space within 500 m
13.5%Green space within 500 m
16.2%Green space within 500 m
67Services within 15 min (median)
38Services within 15 min (median)
63Services within 15 min (median)
389 mNearest school (median)
415 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
21Postcodes in flood risk areas
765Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 204 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Holme Wood & Bierley and 120 in Wyke, 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.

204Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
120Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
133Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Wyke

Wyke is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 16,175 people in 7,117 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £165,000 over the past two years, 11% below the Bradford median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the Bradford average.

More comparisons.

Holme Wood & Bierley and Wyke next to other wards of Bradford.

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