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Thornbury: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Thornbury neighbourhood of Bradford, England (ONS area Bradford 038). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes BD2, BD3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BD3 7HP.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification

Thornbury is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Bradford (2 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £120,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Bradford (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, New Pudsey, is 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£120,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.09; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 2.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£44,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Thornbury sits in Bradford

  • Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Bradford with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: 31st lowest of 63 neighbourhoods in Bradford

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Thornbury

House prices: Thornbury against Bradford: This neighbourhood £34k (1995) to £130k (2026); Bradford £40k (1995) to £192k (2026).£50k£171k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£130kBradford£192k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bradford, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bradford, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Recorded crime

Falling behind the borough

  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • New Pudsey Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 12 min) and York (about 40 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Dixons Marchbank Primary 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Laisterdyke Leadership Academy 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Thornbury

What is the typical house price in Thornbury?

£120,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.

How does Thornbury compare with the rest of Bradford?

Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of the 62 neighbourhoods in Bradford with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 31st lowest of 63 neighbourhoods in Bradford.

Is Thornbury an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Thornbury gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Thornbury?

New Pudsey. Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 12 min) and York (about 40 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Thornbury?

Nearest state primary school. Dixons Marchbank Primary. 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Laisterdyke Leadership Academy. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.