Neighbourhood · Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber
Heaton Highgate
Bradford 029 · 4 sub-areas · 8,077 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (82/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (65/100)Liveability 84/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Heaton Highgate is a commuter neighbourhood within Bradford — train into Leeds runs in around 39 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
84/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Heaton Highgate?
A snapshot of Heaton Highgate
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; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Heaton Highgate in Bradford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Heaton Highgate?
- The median monthly rent across Heaton Highgate is £737.
- How safe is Heaton Highgate?
- Heaton Highgate 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 Heaton Highgate?
- 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 19 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Heaton Highgate?
- There are 27 schools within 2 km of Heaton Highgate, of which 37% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2000 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Heaton Highgate?
- The most common council tax band in Heaton Highgate is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,194. Council tax is set by Bradford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Heaton Highgate to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Heaton Highgate to central London is approximately 159 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 Heaton Highgate?
- 100% of premises in Heaton Highgate are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Heaton Highgate?
- Heaton Highgate sits in IMD decile 3 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 Heaton Highgate?
- 72% of households in Heaton Highgate 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 Heaton Highgate?
- The average property price across Bradford (the local authority covering Heaton Highgate) 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 Heaton Highgate 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 Heaton Highgate?
- Heaton Highgate contains 4 local areas: Bradford 029C, Bradford 029A, Bradford 029B, Bradford 029D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Heaton Highgate
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Heaton Highgate?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Heaton Highgate 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 Heaton Highgate a safe place to live?
- Heaton Highgate has a safety score of 60/100. 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 Heaton Highgate?
- 37% of schools within 2 km of Heaton Highgate are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Heaton Highgate?
- Public-transport commute time from Heaton Highgate to central London is approximately 159 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Heaton Highgate different from the rest of Bradford?
- Heaton Highgate contains 4 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 Heaton Highgate rank in Bradford?
- Heaton Highgate scores 84/100 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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