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About

Holme Top is a residential neighbourhood in the metropolitan district of Bradford, West Yorkshire. Streets are largely made up of terraces and semi-detached houses, with a small parade of shops, a primary school and a community hall serving everyday needs. Short strips of green space, boundary stone walls and allotments sit between housing blocks, and a number of chapels and local businesses reflect the area’s role as a working-class suburb. The place name itself records older landscape patterns: Holme Top sits on a local rise that gave the area its name.

Transport links are centred on local bus routes that connect Holme Top with Bradford city centre and nearby suburbs, and local roads provide access to the wider district. Daily life is organised around neighbourhood facilities, takeaway shops, and pocket parks used by families and walkers. Recent household improvements have focused on insulating older stone houses and upgrading small terraces, while community groups meet at the hall for practical projects such as street clean-ups and allotment co‑working.

Area overview

On average Holme Top has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 169 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, roughly 1.5× the Yorkshire and The Humber average of 113 per 1,000. Approximately 30.2% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Holme Top is £35,761 per year. There are 8 schools in Holme Top: 5 primary (1 Outstanding and 3 Good) and 3 secondary (2 Outstanding and 1 Good). Holme Top is home to around 8,633 people, with a population density of about 6,082.1 per km².

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
169
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
30.2%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Holme Top Population
8,633
Population density
6,082.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
88.96(+101%)
Other theft
20.97(+215%)
Public order
15.06(+71%)
Criminal damage and arson
10.66(+24%)
Anti-social behaviour
8.8(-38%)
Yorkshire and The Humber average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Pakistani
4,422
51.24%
British
1,081
12.53%
Other White
771
8.93%
Bangladeshi
403
4.67%
African
375
4.35%
Total population: 8,630

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
2,029
33.53%
Level 4+ (Degree)
1,187
19.62%
Level 3 (A level)
802
13.25%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
776
12.82%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
746
12.33%
Total 16+ residents: 6,051

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
980
34.9%
Owns outright
575
20.48%
Other social rented
568
20.23%
Owns with a mortgage
366
13.03%
Social rents from council
159
5.66%
Total households: 2,808

Property prices in Holme Top

Median price£89,000
Price per sq ft£113
Sales (last 12 months)21
Typical range (middle 50%)£80K – £115K

Based on 21 recent sales, the median property price is £89,000 (about £113 per square foot) in Holme Top area, with individual transactions ranging from £37,000 up to £225,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Holme Top over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Semi-Detached7£100,000£145
Terraced13£81,000£102
Flats1£37,000£86

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Holme Top

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Holme Top.
YearSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£59,500£52,000
2017£83,500£58,000
2018£73,000£57,850
2019£73,750£70,000
2020£92,000£61,000
2021£95,000£64,000
2022£95,500£76,000
2023£105,000£99,000
2024£109,550£88,000
2025£105,000£90,000
2026£170,000£83,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Holme Top.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Holme Top.
YearSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£95£72
2017£91£70
2018£95£71
2019£111£70
2020£124£74
2021£112£76
2022£133£101
2023£150£103
2024£162£96
2025£157£102
2026£204£102
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Holme Top.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Holme Top in the last year.

Council Tax Bands

Annual council tax rates for Bradford district.

Band A£1,574
Band B£1,836
Band C£2,098
Band D£2,361
Band E£2,885
Band F£3,410
Band G£3,935
Band H£4,721

Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.

Frequently asked questions about Holme Top

Is Holme Top safe?

Holme Top records about 169 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very high crime rate for England: it scores 10 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Holme Top?

The median sale price in Holme Top is £89,000 (about £113 per square foot) based on 21 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Holme Top?

Holme Top has 5 primary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 3 Good) and 3 secondary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 1 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Holme Top?

Holme Top scores 10 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Holme Top sits around rank 853 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Holme Top?

The average household income in Holme Top is around £35,761 per year, and 30% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodesin Holme Top

BD57AR

Baxandall Street

BD57TX

Ripley Street

BD57SG

Pitcliffe Way

BD50AZ

City

BD55HL

Stone Arches

BD57DR

Defarge Court

BD55FB

Stone Arches

BD50LN

Park Lane

BD50NL

Horton Park Avenue

BD59NB

Marshfield Street

BD57HE

Springmill Street

BD57BB

Bowling Old Lane

BD57BP

Boynton Terrace

BD57HL

Round Street

BD71BL

Ashgrove

BD50PU

Canterbury Avenue

BD57BQ

Gaythorne Road

BD57DN

Wootton Street

BD57RY

Upper Castle Street

BD57LH

Manchester Road

BD57TJ

Cloudsdale Avenue

BD50BN

Lansdowne Place

BD47HH

Bolling Road

BD50HS

Little Horton Lane

BD57QH

Manchester Road

BD50HU

Little Horton Lane

BD55JS

Little Horton

BD57NX

Stirton Street

BD50AU

Holme Top Lane

BD55JN

Little Horton

BD50DQ

Claremont Villas

BD57JR

Bowling Old Lane

BD50LB

Hampden Street

BD57SR

Community Close

BD50JN

Park Lane

BD57RS

Stone Arches

BD57LX

Jacob Street

BD57EZ

Ackworth Street

BD57JQ

Hillcote Drive

BD50BZ

City

BD50NG

Little Horton Green

BD57DB

Boynton Street

BD57BW

Baxandall Street

BD55JF

Little Horton

BD50NE

Horton Hall Close

BD50BU

Little Horton Lane

BD50LG

Little Horton Lane

BD57QP

Manchester Road

BD57TE

Cloudsdale Avenue

BD57AP

Ryan Street

BD58BB

Birch Lane

BD50NA

Herbert Street

BD47EH

Ripley Road

BD55AS

Stone Arches

BD57RN

Parma Street

BD50BE

Little Horton Lane

BD57BU

Loughrigg Street

BD57TF

Moulson Court

BD50HZ

Melbourne Place

BD50AL

Little Horton Lane

BD57HS

Round Street

BD50JF

Park Lane

BD50SD

Elizabeth Street

BD50ND

Pullan Street

BD55JH

Little Horton

BD57DD

Donisthorpe Street

BD50XA

St Lukes Close

BD50HT

Little Horton Lane

BD50BL

Melbourne Place

BD57RR

Ripley Street

BD50NS

Robin Street

BD50JS

Holme Top Lane

BD50JG

Little Horton Lane

BD57BY

St Stephens Terrace

BD58BJ

Oaks Fold

BD50JA

Melbourne Place

BD50NU

Finch Street

BD57DA

St Stephens Road

BD57HD

Pembroke Street

BD57DJ

Cotewall Road

BD50AP

Bramley Street

BD50DL

City

BD57QT

Ryan Street

BD57EP

Baird Street

BD50LE

Holme Street

BD57FA

Bowbridge Road

BD57LU

Newberry Close

BD50PJ

Central Avenue

BD50SA

St Georges Place

BD57JJ

Hillcote Drive

BD50BH

Edmund Street

BD50HG

Little Horton

BD55JP

Little Horton

BD50RG

Sunrise Close

BD57SB

Dalcross Grove

BD58BG

Clough Street

BD57JX

Manchester Road

BD55BF

Stone Arches

BD55DX

Stone Arches

BD57NL

Manchester Road