# Holme Wood

South east Bradford. 7,757 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

Holme Wood had 7,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002234. In: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber) › [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £133,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Holme Wood was £133,750 in 2025. Joint 285th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-wood#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 7,599** (2021). Holme Wood had 7,599 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,234th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-wood#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Holme Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-wood#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Holme Wood, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-wood#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002234) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Holme Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002234) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 44 homes were sold in Holme Wood in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002234) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Holme Wood.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002234) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Holme Wood had 7,599 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Holme Wood

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holme Wood at a rate of 264.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 949 |
| Other crime | 300 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 234 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 165 |
| Burglary | 138 |
| Vehicle crime | 115 |
| Drug offences | 72 |
| Robbery | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Holme Wood compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Holme Wood | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £133,750 | 17th cheapest | 63 middle areas, Bradford · 2025 |
| Population | 7,599 | 21st least populated | 63 middle areas, Bradford · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 63 middle areas, Bradford · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.9% | joint 2nd highest | 63 middle areas, Bradford · Jan 2026 |

## Is Holme Wood safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holme Wood at a rate of 264.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 171 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Holme Wood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (949), other crime (300) and criminal damage and arson (234).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Bradford

These figures are published for the whole of Bradford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bradford and not Holme Wood alone. [See Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

- **Average house price: £182,766** (July 2026). Bradford’s average house price was £182,766 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,526** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bradford earned a median of £33,526 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 26th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Bradford costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 36.7** (2025). Bradford has a deprivation score of 36.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 12th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Holme Wood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Holme Wood was £133,750 in 2025.
Holme Wood had 7,599 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Holme Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Holme Wood, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002234
- Ward: [Holme Wood & Bierley †](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/ward/holme-wood-and-bierley)
- Constituency: [Bradford South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bradford-south)
- Council: [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)
- Region: [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.64 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,757*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 24

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Bierley & Tong](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/bierley-and-tong), [Laisterdyke & Bowling](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/laisterdyke-and-bowling), [Pudsey South West](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/pudsey-south-west)

## Latest updates for Holme Wood

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002234

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-wood, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-wood#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/bradford/holme-wood
