Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:22 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,073 residentsin the Bowling Park census areaMedian age 30.92,354 households52% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright20% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting12.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,376 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 61% go by car, 9% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%8% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C882 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSlough,Berkshirehistoric site · under a mileBolling Hallhistoric site · under a mileSpalding Castlecastle · 3.3 miWoodhouse Hillhill · 1.2 miMill Carr Hillhill · 1.7 miSlack Damwater · 1.6 miToftshaw Bottomvalley · 1.8 miPark Damwater · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBowling Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haHorton Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haHarold Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 18 haEmsley's Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSouth Bradford Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 23 haBradford Park Avenue Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,410 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation165 m541 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Luke's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWoodroyd Medical Practice53 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWoodroyd Pharmacy43 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistParkside Road Dental Care Unitright herePolice stationWest Yorkshire policeBradfordunder a mileCash machinePost OfficeBradfordunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi71 schools43 primary, 10 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 independent, 6 special, 2 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherIndependentThe Fountain Schoolages 10-16, 39 pupilsright herePrimarySt Stephen's CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 460 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDixons City Academyages 11-16, 892 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College1.1 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA7.4 miRailway stationBradford Interchange1.1 miBus stationBradford Interchange Bus StationBradford City Centre1.1 miBus stops212 within a mileCar parkNational Car ParksBradford1.0 miEV chargingbp PulseBradfordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD5 postcode district.
