Idle and Thackley
Strong on transport, with safety to consider
Idle and Thackley at a glance
- House prices
- £226,000
- Lower prices28th percentile
- Schools
- 45th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 94.4 per 1,000 residents
- Weak28th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle55th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Idle and Thackley a good place to live?
Idle and Thackley may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. 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
- 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 Idle and Thackley
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 94.4 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 28th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Idle and Thackley
House prices
- Median sale price
- £226,000
- Percentile
- 28th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 287 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 Idle and Thackley
Schools
45th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Idle and Thackley
Flood risk
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 3.2% of the area. That is the 55th 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 Idle and Thackley
Transport
75th 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 Idle and Thackley a good place to live?
Idle and Thackley may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Idle and Thackley safe?
Idle and Thackley ranks in the 28th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Idle and Thackley?
The median sale price was £226,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 28th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Idle and Thackley?
Schools rank in the 45th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Idle and Thackley?
Nearby public profiles include Shipley in Bradford and Worth Valley in Bradford.
