Neighbourhood · Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber
Clayton
Bradford 047 · 5 sub-areas · 8,426 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (66/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (53/100)Liveability 57/100 · Above medianResidential
Clayton is a settled residential pocket of Bradford. The bigger gravitational centre is Leeds, around 73 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
57/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Clayton?
A snapshot of Clayton
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £737 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Clayton in Bradford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Clayton?
- The median monthly rent across Clayton is £737.
- How safe is Clayton?
- Clayton has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Clayton?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 57 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Clayton?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Clayton, of which 19% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2916 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Clayton?
- The most common council tax band in Clayton is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,987. Council tax is set by Bradford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Clayton to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Clayton to central London is approximately 213 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Clayton?
- 100% of premises in Clayton are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Clayton?
- Clayton sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Clayton?
- 70% of households in Clayton are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Clayton?
- The average property price across Bradford (the local authority covering Clayton) is approximately £187,388, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Clayton a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.36 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,424.)
- Which local areas are part of Clayton?
- Clayton contains 5 local areas: Bradford 047E, Bradford 047A, Bradford 047D, Bradford 047C, Bradford 047B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Clayton
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Clayton?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Clayton is £737. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Clayton a safe place to live?
- Clayton has a safety score of 47/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Clayton?
- 19% of schools within 2 km of Clayton are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Clayton?
- Public-transport commute time from Clayton to central London is approximately 213 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Clayton different from the rest of Bradford?
- Clayton contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Clayton rank in Bradford?
- Clayton scores 57/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Bradford, see the Cities table on the Bradford page.
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