Queensbury
vs Royds
Royds has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Queensbury. Homes in Queensbury sold for a median of £200,000, 23% above Royds. Queensbury has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Queensbury has 15,978 residents in 6,710 households; Royds has 17,138 in 6,962. Queensbury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 2.5 percentage points more than Royds (Bradford: 15%). Royds has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.5 percentage points more than Queensbury (Bradford: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Queensbury and 59% in Royds. Queensbury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 15.2 percentage points more than Royds (Bradford: 62%). Royds has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 3.5 percentage points more than Queensbury (Bradford: 23%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Queensbury and £162,250 in Royds, against £186,000 across Bradford.
Surroundings
Queensbury has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 3.1 percentage points more than Royds (Bradford: 16%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Queensbury, and 47 in Royds. The typical postcode is 400 m from the nearest school in Queensbury and 342 m in Royds. The typical postcode is 5,147 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Queensbury and 3,148 m in Royds. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Queensbury and 97% in Royds.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 75 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Queensbury 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.
Queensbury is one of 30 wards in Bradford, home to 15,978 people in 6,710 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Bradford median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% 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.
Queensbury and Royds next to other wards of Bradford.