--- title: "Is Bradford walkable? Walkability score 75/100" description: "Bradford scores 75/100 for walkability (Very Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/bradford updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [United Kingdom](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom) 3. Bradford # How walkable is Bradford? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Bradford has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 13th most walkable of the 20 cities ranked in the United Kingdom, with 2 others. 75 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #13 of 20 tied, in the United Kingdom * #201 of 690 tied, worldwide * 95 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=53.79391&lon=-1.76727&q=Bradford%2C%20United%20Kingdom) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,496 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bradford. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, schools and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Costcutter, 3 min * Co-op Food, 5 min * Sainsbury's Local, 7 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Smashy Pattys Bradford, 1 min * Sweetland Bradford, 1 min * Phantom The Lounge, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Richmond Building Centre, 1 min * Xenon Bulbs, 2 min * Blinds Up, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Mehfil Shisha Lounge, 1 min * Starbucks, 3 min * Costa Coffee, 5 min ### Banks 0.7 of 1 point * Yorkshire Building Society, 11 min * Vanquis, 11 min * The Co-operative Bank - Bradford, 15 min ### Parks 0.8 of 1 point * Infirmary Fields, 9 min * Spencer Park, 18 min * Horton Park, 18 min ### Schools 0.9 of 1 point * STI School, 6 min * Polska Szkola Sobotnia Bradford, 11 min * Trescom Research Consultancy, 11 min ### Books & libraries 0.9 of 1 point * University of Bradford, J B Priestley Library, 7 min * Bradford College Library, 8 min * Daley's Bookshop, 8 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Bradford Student Cinema - BSC, 4 min * Theatre in the Mill, 6 min * Atom Studios, 7 min Measured from the centre at 53.7939, -1.7673, the point near Bradford's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route. ## Street layout Within 800 m of the centre there are about 159 street intersections per km², and blocks average 63 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Bradford's score of 75 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 69 from 3 to 5 km out. 70% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Bradford, one hexagon per square kilometre. 69% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 16, is 4 km to the north-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/united-kingdom/bradford.svg?v=f304b8587d33) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Bradford. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 95 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 93 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 80% | 30 | | 3 to 5 km out | 69 | 59% | 46 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Leeds](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/leeds), United Kingdom | 13 km | 80 | | [Manchester](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/manchester), United Kingdom | 47 km | 86 | | [Sheffield](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/sheffield), United Kingdom | 49 km | 75 | | [Preston, Lancashire](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/preston), United Kingdom | 63 km | 68 | | [Liverpool](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-kingdom/liverpool), United Kingdom | 92 km | 85 | ## Questions about walking in Bradford ### Is Bradford a walkable city? Around its centre, yes. Bradford has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 95. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 13th of 20 cities in the United Kingdom and joint 201st of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### What is the most walkable city in the United Kingdom? London is the most walkable of the 20 cities ranked in the United Kingdom, with a score of 98. Bradford ranks joint 13th with 75. ### How does Bradford compare with nearby cities? Bradford is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 75, against Leeds (80, 13 km away), Manchester (86, 47 km away) and Sheffield (75, 49 km away). ### Which part of Bradford is most walkable? Bradford's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 85) and falls most to the north-west (50). ### How is Bradford's walkability score calculated? For Bradford it is the average of 83 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 58 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score. 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