Little Horton
vs Royds
Little Horton has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Royds. Homes in Royds sold for a median of £162,250, 44% above Little Horton. Little Horton has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Little Horton has 21,899 residents in 6,546 households; Royds has 17,138 in 6,962. Royds has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 6.4 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 15%). Royds has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 7.3 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Little Horton (55%) and semi-detached houses in Royds (59%). Royds has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 11.4 percentage points more than Little Horton (Bradford: 62%). Little Horton has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 5.3 percentage points more than Royds (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £112,750 in Little Horton and £162,250 in Royds, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (8% and 8%). A typical postcode has 114 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Little Horton, and 47 in Royds. The typical postcode is 261 m from the nearest school in Little Horton and 342 m in Royds. The typical postcode is 1,726 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Little Horton and 3,148 m in Royds. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Little Horton and 97% in Royds.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 132 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Little 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.
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.
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.
Little Horton and Royds next to other wards of Bradford.