Idle & Thackley
vs Windhill & Wrose
Windhill & Wrose has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Idle & Thackley. Homes in Idle & Thackley sold for a median of £234,475, 28% above Windhill & Wrose. Windhill & Wrose has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Idle & Thackley has 17,593 residents in 7,855 households; Windhill & Wrose has 16,845 in 7,294. Idle & Thackley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 2.3 percentage points more than Windhill & Wrose (Bradford: 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Idle & Thackley and 54% in Windhill & Wrose. Idle & Thackley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 7.9 percentage points more than Windhill & Wrose (Bradford: 62%). Windhill & Wrose has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3 percentage points more than Idle & Thackley (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £234,475 in Idle & Thackley 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%, 5.6 percentage points more than Idle & Thackley (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Idle & Thackley, and 76 in Windhill & Wrose. The typical postcode is 320 m from the nearest school in Idle & Thackley and 388 m in Windhill & Wrose. The typical postcode is 1,478 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Idle & Thackley and 1,016 m in Windhill & Wrose. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Idle & Thackley and 93% in Windhill & Wrose.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 112 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Idle & Thackley 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.
Idle & Thackley is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 17,593 people in 7,855 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £234,475 over the past two years, 26% above the Bradford median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with 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.
Idle & Thackley and Windhill & Wrose next to other wards of Bradford.