Bowling and Barkerend
Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider
Bowling and Barkerend at a glance
- House prices
- £114,000
- Lower prices1st percentile
- Schools
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 78th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 170.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak6th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land29th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bowling and Barkerend a good place to live?
Bowling and Barkerend may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Bradford below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bowling and Barkerend
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 170.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 6th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bowling and Barkerend
House prices
- Median sale price
- £114,000
- Percentile
- 1st percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 99 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bowling and Barkerend
Schools
75th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bowling and Barkerend
Flood risk
2.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.7% of the area. That is the 29th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bowling and Barkerend
Transport
78th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bowling and Barkerend a good place to live?
Bowling and Barkerend may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bowling and Barkerend safe?
Bowling and Barkerend ranks in the 6th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bowling and Barkerend?
The median sale price was £114,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 1st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bowling and Barkerend?
Schools rank in the 75th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bowling and Barkerend?
Nearby public profiles include Bradford Moor in Bradford and Little Horton in Bradford.
