Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Heaton at a glance

House prices
£170,000
Lower prices11th percentile
Schools
66th percentile
Middle
Transport
67th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
103.5 per 1,000 residents
Weak23rd percentile
Flood risk
1.6% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land25th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Heaton a good place to live?

Heaton may be a good fit for people who value 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

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Heaton

Crime rate

Crime rate
103.5 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
23rd 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 Heaton

House prices

Median sale price
£170,000
Percentile
11th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 80 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 Heaton

Schools

66th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Heaton

Flood risk

1.6% 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 0.5% of the area. That is the 25th 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 Heaton

Transport

67th 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.

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FAQs

Is Heaton a good place to live?

Heaton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Heaton safe?

Heaton ranks in the 23rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Heaton?

The median sale price was £170,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 11th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Heaton?

Schools rank in the 66th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Heaton?

Nearby public profiles include Keighley East in Bradford and Royds in Bradford.