The WORST Place to Live in the UK? | BRADFORD

Is this the worst place to live in the UK? In today's tour, we visit Bradford. Bradford was named the 10th worst place to live in England in 2022. My intention isn't to offend anyone who is living in Bradford, I wanted to see for myself why this city is considered to be one of the worst places to live in England and form my own opinion.
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[@CycleWithJay]

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[@43720537]

I dont appreciate your mocking sarcastic commentary at times. An unbiased dialogue would be more appreciated

[@bonnieyang7295]

I lived in Bradford for 4yrs as an international student. I am originally from Seoul which is quite large and busy city all the time so Bradford was really calm and quiet city for me. There are some of hidden germ places to visit. It is not that bad as people point out to be. I loved the places in/near Bradford too, Baildon, Leeds, Manchester, York, Harrogate, Saltaire, Hebden Bridge and Ilkely of course! I loved the Bradford no matter what. It is my second home town for me. One day I hope there is a chance to visit Beautiful Yorkshire again. Cheers from South Korea x

[@EgoShredder]

Apperley Bridge, Rawdon are highly affluent areas just on the border too. Lovely countryside and houses worth millions etc.

[@danielgardecki1046]

*Baildon* is a town (a village until 2013) and neighbourhood in the *City of Bradford.* *Saltaire* is a village and neighbourhood in the *City of Bradford.* *Ilkley* is a town and neighbourhood in the *City of Bradford.* *Apperley Bridge* is a village and neighbourhood in the *City of Bradford.* Those are the types of places in the *City of Bradford,* which people like to pretend are not part of *Bradford* and its 200+ neighbourhoods.

[@bonnieyang7295]

@@danielgardecki1046 I edited the previous sentence. Bradford is good place indeed!

[@danielgardecki1046]

@@bonnieyang7295 *Bradford City Hall, Little Germany, Undercliffe Cemetery, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Dalton Mills, Bronte Parsonage Museum, Saltaire* and *Salts Mill* are constantly being used for filming. *Lister Park with Cartwright Hall, Midland Hotel, The Bradford Club, Fountains Cafe, Cannon Mills, Bradford College, the University of Bradford, the private street behind Napoleons Casino, Broadway Shopping Centre, Valley Parade, Odsal Stadium* etc are also occasionally used for filming.

[@bonnieyang7295]

@@danielgardecki1046 I've been to most of these places. Especially I enjoyed Lister park when they had David Hockney's exhibition.

[@andrewthompson1779]

I used to live in Aberdeen. I knew some Bangladeshi people. One guy moved himself and his family to Bradford. After a few months he turned up back in Aberdeen. I asked him why he moved back. He said Bradford was too rough.

[@alexnelson9512]

😆😆😆😆

[@sharonjojo]

Do not forget to mention the racial tension from Asians towards white people like myself, who gets called a white pig & other nasty stuff every time I try to venture out of the house, taxi drivers (Some of them) trying to steal money from you, if your not quick on the mark...this place has become a sad rubbish tip to what it once was & before people start jumping down my throat calling me a Racist, I am not. I am only someone who came here 20 years ago, stuck in the middle, & so desperately trying to leave it, I am done.

[@stevengilmore7731]

Wow, Bradford rougher than Aberdeen, that says it all. I grew up thinking all or most of Scotland was rough and all the time I was quite possibly living in a worse area. Its alot worse now than when I was a kid in the 80s, I might move to Aberdeen, the Asians are intimidating down here there taking over, not a nice place to live anymore.

[@andrewthompson1779]

@@stevengilmore7731 I didn't find Aberdeen too rough...but I did think, like much of Scotland, the level of inequality between the have and have-nots appeared to be sharper than other parts of the UK. As for Bradford I've not been there myself, so I'm reliant on hearsay and the Internet. But most of Yorkshire is lovely, especially the North.

[@da_great_mogul]

Not as rough as Dhaka. Seems a bit snooty to me. Lol.

[@Dunnlrs]

Visited a few weeks ago. The architecture of Bradford shows that this was once a proud industrial city. The money has moved out long ago along with all the decent jobs. Bradford has too much crime, poverty, unemployment, drugs, low wages and business continues to move out resulting in deprivation . City of culture 2025 means money will be spent to polish up the city, but it’s money gone to waste, as it was with Coventry. City of culture will not bring back the businesses that the city needs. Bradford will simply continue to decline.

[@the500mphtortoise]

Coventry has legitimately gotten better though tbh. Way more gentrified, lot of people live there and commute to london a few days a week.

[@jamesbarker5535]

Oh well, we all might as well give up and pack our bags then! Think your assumptions are a little wide of the mark. Crime is no more significant than all the other major cities of this scale - although driving standards/crime is abysmal. Deprivation does indeed remain an issue and needs to be addressed. It has a rising and young population though - which is at odds with your claim everyone is moving out - and has an exciting future ahead. The city is diverse and seeing plenty of investment committed long before the City of Culture 2025 success. A very family friendly place, plenty to see and do with a decent enough shopping experience. PwC have occupied Grade A office space bringing with it high skilled high paid jobs. One City Park is a new Grade A office development currently under construction. Provident occupy and own a significant Grade A office building in the city centre, Santander also occupy a significant office - although a significant number of jobs are call centre roles - and there is a lot of cultural assets to appreciate. Architecture, National Science and Media Museum, Alhambra Theatre - one of the best in the North for sure - great curries, Imax Cinema and the conversion of the old Odeon building is ongoing which will open as a 4,000 seat live music and conference venue next year. Something to look forward to. Brand new market, street food and live entertainment space also under construction at Darley Street right in the heart of the city. Sunbridge Wells is very much worth a visit. A subterranean complex of bars, cafes, eateries and some retail. It's like a little museum of its own with plenty of Bradford District memorabilia on display. Will be interesting to see Bradford in 3 years time. I would imagine the experience will have improved further.

[@fatlad5090]

@@jamesbarker5535 last time my freinds parents went to alambra Christmas time. when it emptied they was getting shit from a gruop of asain lads saying its not your city no more all that shit. its not on and lawless for some. People want visit bradfords night life cause of it. Go out round town gets to about 1230 1 am and they all come out picking fights and starting on the vulnerable.

[@jamesbarker5535]

@@fatlad5090 What you describe is unacceptable and very sad to hear and integration with elements of certain communities is a massive challenge. However, do not tar everyone with the same brush. For example, the vast majority of Asians are law abiding, pleasant and helpful people. Do not lose sight of this. Bradford has its problems, of course it does and has a poor record when it comes to domestic violence and sexual offences. But, gun crime, knife crime, drug offences, mugging incidents/theft, car vandalism - not driving standards which Bradford is very bad for - are all worse in the East Midlands, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow etc. I bet people wouldn't question visiting some of these places! The perception of Bradfird as being an unsafe place is not backed up by crime stats which other cities are worse for. Interestingly Bradford ranks in the top 10 safest places for anti-social behaviour.

[@BabyJellyfish]

It’s a shame, isn’t it? The town centres has some amazing yellow brick architecture and I love that it’s all pedestrianised. It could be a brilliant place

[@christiphermeadows5348]

Over in Pakistan they have Islamabad.....over here we've got islamabrad.......🤔

[@yakultpilo6716]

This is just the start, we've been seeing this from 1200 AD

[@linesided]

hahah that's funny.

[@jamiefox3969]

You still hqve a kebab or curry on weekend

[@caitlynfisssscher]

@@jamiefox3969 No, no we don’t

[@jamiefox3969]

@@caitlynfisssscher Many people do whats the difference I love me fish n chips on a weekend Sunday roast is a must Feel free

[@pauldine4072]

I lived in Bradford for the 1st 30 years of my life. I've lived in Leeds for most of the last 20. They've definitely tidied up the city centre since I lived there. The brick paved pedestrian areas look really nice. But, as others have pointed out, there are a lot of closed shops and just a general sense of decline in Bradford. It's a real shame as it wasn't always that way.

[@002lisamarie]

Import the third world. Become the third world.

[@misterjohn8130]

Best part about living in Bradford is you're never more than an hour away from better cities like Manchester, Leeds, and York

[@ashyclaret]

Lots of nice towns too, like Ilkley and Otley.

[@themessiah7542]

being under 18 in leeds is shit mate coz everyone of a similar age are always tryna start shit with u so they have a reason to fight i only go into the city for college otherwise i stay in my town (which isnt much better) cuz every single time i go into leeds someones either starting with me or trying to rob me😂

[@jamesfoo8999]

🤣

[@FUCKgmp]

Stay out of Manchester 😂 We have enough problems already

[@mister.dynamite]

Then y'all can go piss off over there.... Bye!

[@glennmoreland6457]

Buttershaw, Holme Wood and Great Horton road are essential viewing if you want to see the REAL Bradford...

[@juliancresswell]

here here, bloody dumps the lot of them!

[@EgoShredder]

Ravenscliffe, Thorpe Edge, Fagley..........

[@technickelnet]

@@EgoShredder I'd argue Barkerend Road is the most dangerous. I get high blood pressure just thinking about being up there.

[@mydogeatspuke]

Don't forget Ravenscliffe.

[@imitchell6663]

This guys bike wouldnt last long going through holmewood lol

[@MrSmithBFD]

In Bradford we have bad drivers, crime, poverty and council neglect, but we have great appreciation for one and an other and its the businesses that make Bradford thrive and the hard work from the people working to make life worth living... IF YOU SEE SOMONE WITHOUT A SMILE THEN JUST GIVE THEM ONE OF YOURS and if you never been to Bradford please visit and enjoy.

[@janice2992]

Agree bad drivers and a lot of cars.

[@kazamshah4543]

Just an ugly horrible place. Don t forget about the fireworks.

[@002lisamarie]

Import the third world. Become the third world.

[@002lisamarie]

Import the third world. Become the third world.

[@AbdullahAtiqbd3]

What a wonderful thing to say Mr Smith. God bless you.

[@qurandaily_islam]

I live in bd, u can’t judge a place in half an hour. Live there ur whole life and you see the shit going on daily

[@EgoShredder]

Yes you can judge a place in 30mins, its called using your intuition. By that I do not mean gut instinct as that is a different thing, although the latter would assist in staying alive in a place like Bradistan.

[@Ste2023]

Wow WTF ....... YORKSHIRESTAN LONDONSTAN MANCHESTERSTAN

[@qurandaily_islam]

“People think they are racing cars over here” 4:00 That’s very true

[@TheCarlbrian]

I’ve lived in Bradford all my life and I avoid the city centre, reckon it’s 10:years since I went in, and I can see why, truly truly dreadful with at least 50% of the shops shut down, just dire.

[@Ukfairgrounds]

It’s starting to happen in lots of places now it’s down to lack of investment meaning people don’t want to come or maybe because more people are starting to online stop now

[@Wicked_R]

Same here mate..used to just go with mates on nights out..Leeds is much nicer..

[@ethelmini]

"I avoid the city centre, I haven't been for 10 years" also, "50% of the shops are shut down". 🙄

[@Wicked_R]

Remember when kirkgate was fuckin great? I don't know how old you are but Bradford used to buzz..I'd go there more than Leeds just cos it's easy to get around .but everything was there.

[@deputyVH]

When they put in the Broadway shopping centre, the rest of the city will have lost business.

[@joseph1845]

City of culture = City where the native culture is being diluted and even eradicated.

[@user-it5dc2lr3e]

Cry some more

[@mattyd7839]

City of culture more like city of crazy Pakistani drug dealers, dodgy takeaways that accept cash only and Muslim groomers targeting little white girls.

[@EgoShredder]

All the White nations have been mudblooded in the past hundred years or so. The manifesto / blueprint for this was published in 1905 with the Protocols of Zion.

[@spellczech8591]

Lol

[@002lisamarie]

I'm sure they don't mind not living there though...

[@donttalkwet1]

It use to be a really busy place, you won't want to hear this but the amount of Pakistanis, there attitude towards white people and culture has driven the original residents out and now your left with what you see. A very run down empty city. Shame but that is the result of segregation, trying to implement forgeign culture and religion and grooming. Why would any Brit want to stay here? ....

[@Hdawg600]

Run down city ? Bradford is kicking 24/7

[@donttalkwet1]

@@Hdawg600 it's a shit hole. All the shops are shut and there's nobody left . Night life dead as far as traditional pubs and clubs go

[@saadsiddiqi333]

I am a Pakistani and 99% Pakistanis here are Mirpuris, they treat everyone else like trash not just white people and their culture is based on show off narcissistic personalities running around the entire city.

[@Hdawg600]

@donttalkwet1 more shops than ever idk about pubs but

[@thinker3119]

Pakistani muslim Capital of uk...say no more

[@spellczech8591]

Masha allah. Pity all the churches are closing along with pubs.

[@naeemahmed2748]

I think thats birmingham

[@ChrisW444]

It's hard to feel safe in a car in Bradford because there appears to be no law and order. I have lived here all my life and it gets worse year on year, mainly due to the council leaders we have that fail to accept or deal with the real issues the city has. They appear to actively promote degenerates to the expulsion of decent people.. I am a cyclist and wouldn't dream of going into Bradford, far too dangerous. You mention it seems quite run down and you are quite correct because the labour council has made it so that decent people can't come into the city that was once a great city. They have simply lost the plot and live in some sort of time warp where they think everything will be ok whilst the decent residents prefer to stay away and travel to Manchester or Leeds for shopping etc. It's very sad but the council continue to run the city down, make it unavailable for decent people and generally do an awful job. Unfortunately the problem with Bradford, in the main, is the inhabitants that the council fail to police hence the good people stay away. Very sad for what was once a great City and community, now turned into a cess pit with no order and a completely divided culture.

[@Ukfairgrounds]

It doesn’t look to bad on this video

[@S-O-T]

@@Ukfairgrounds 🤣

[@danielgardecki1046]

*Manchester* the city 3 times smaller than *Bradford,* with a city centre full of crack heads fighting and causing a nuisance in general as shown by *Charlie Veitch's* daily videos. *Bradford* has all the high street shops that *Leeds* has. What *Bradford* city centre doesn't have, which *Leeds* city centre has, are the rip-off arcades like *Victoria Quarter.*

[@baileyharrison1030]

There’s only so much a council can do to help out their city if there’s no money going around. Bradford has no industry to speak of, so much of the population just sit around unemployed. There is a lot of potential in Bradford I think.

[@davidgaunt2912]

@@danielgardecki1046 Are you mad????? Bradford has NOTHING!!!!

[@Jbaldwin-r6s]

I don't like bradford it's too unsafe for people now I prefer villages and small towns they are better

[@codegreen5213]

Hate this dump, my family are originally from here, and I worked in the city centre for 4 years. Thank god my parents had the sense to move and I was born in Leeds. This video didn't capture most of what the majority of Bradford is really like. The suburbs immediately surrounding the city centre are borderlime slums, the drivers you saw in this video? Yeah times that behaviour by 100x too.. Awful place, should be totally leveled with a shockingly large percentage of the population deserving to be levelled with it. Absolute pit.

[@juliancresswell]

totally agree and i was born there. moved out 3 years ago after years of trying to get away.

[@concerned-citizen]

I also thank your parents for leaving 😉

[@codegreen5213]

@@concerned-citizen Oh, don't worry they're much happier in a leafy suburb of Leeds away from the filth and stink.

[@technickelnet]

I endorse this message

[@jimbocho660]

There are no slums in Bradford. The city is full of beautiful renovated stone houses. It does have some crazy drivers, though.

[@stuarthunter7559]

Bike lanes in Bradford 😅😅😅 no one on Bradford obeys the driving laws and half of them dont have a driving licence. Insurance seems to be optional while driving while on drugs is normal

[@apocalypto1]

100% Dump..... Stay clear....

[@MrSmithBFD]

Great watching with your positive outlook of Bradford, thanks for exploring.

[@sparerib]

All the money that's been invested in Bradford has been wasted. It should have been spent on building a twenty foot wall around the place and then filling with water. The place is a toilet.

[@andrewdgregson]

😂

[@tim59ism]

Depressing, Britain is lost. Blair's fault.

[@Carling_lad]

I live in Bradford and today I saw a group of drunks at around 10:30 in the morning So a normal day, man this city's shite

[@danielgardecki1046]

Drunks in Bradford City Centre > Crackheads in Manchester City Centre

[@danielgardecki1046]

*Bradford City Hall* and *Little Germany* (specifically on and around Hick Street and Cater Street) are some of the most used filming locations in the city centre, along with places like *Cartwright Hall* and *Undercliffe Cemetery* within a mile of the city centre which have also been used a lot. Name a period drama, and they will most likely have been filmed in one or more of those 4 locations. However just about every landmark in the city centre has been used for some type of filming, and I will most likely know what that filming was. I know of 1000s more *Bradford* productions (blockbusters and amateurs), and more locations, than the *City of Film* team.

[@frankyf8439]

I don’t care what anyone says Bradford is a absolute shite hole. But I like it because it makes me realise I am sooo lucky not to live there

[@rw4956]

Bradford was once the city of commerce for West Yorkshire, but the influx of a muslim population saw investors move their businesses to Leeds.

[@jimbocho660]

That was foreseen by J. B. Priestly long before immigration into Bradford.

[@navnavo1414]

Bradford city centre is like many others in the UK with closed shops loads of off licences, the beggars mostly made up of cider drinking shop lifting alcoholics and druggies. The surrounding areas to the centre where asian migrants settled have a thriving foodie scene mostly vibrant in the evenings and ofcourse the crazy bad driving from smart whip sucking balloon heads, that said like most of tge UK the drugs trade, scams, and fraudelant activity are prevalent here but the worst issue of this city is the division, too much racism from within, the outskirts of Bingley saltaire denholme baildon etc you'll find much more affluent. The islamophobia and racism is obvious reason this city has a bad rep. But for young hard working second geno muslim man this is a great city we have the obvious cons that exist everywhere but the pros are halal food and mosques on every corner and the areas of heaton have less riffraf i.e rest of central bradford is like working class mixed with chav sink estate people thus lack of investment creates a shthole.

[@BadAppleBlues]

hahahaha what sh!te you talk!

[@joe_croupier]

The film 'yanks' with richard gere was filmed in bradford little germany because it had german looking architecture buildings, my dad was a plumber at the time and he was chosen by the producer to plumb the showers in halfway through the film in the street for all the army solider actors .. That was 1979, in 1984 my dad told me and a friend "if you go to little Germany you might find some film props left behind" We did and we found some fake empty rifle bullets (still there after many years !) and some fake barbed wire with plastic spikes on it lol We never found richard gere tho :(

[@theopinionatedbystander]

I was born in Bradford 60 years ago. Bradford Royal infirmary. Lived in more than 40 different dumps, from rip,eyville, to Manningham lane, to holmewood and on an on.. it was a polish/Irish ghetto back then and of course was an entry city for the Asian revolution that took over Bradford. I grew up eating fish and chips, and a meat curry. When I lived on Hollingsworth terrace. Their was one toilet for the street, a brick outhouse with a stone slab for a toilet seat. We rode the trolley bus for 2D to the town center to get my Irish drunk dad from the unicorn pub, and my mum would frequent the Sunspot bingo while we waited.. it’s an immigrant city, the immigrants change, but Bradford will always be a dump.

[@Simon-fr4ts]

I watched it turn into a Pakistani ghetto in the 70's. So glad I got out. I feel proud to be a Yorkshireman, but will never say I am from Bradford which I am as I am so embarrassed. Bradistan. How can our governments not see this?

[@theopinionatedbystander]

@@Simon-fr4ts I went back to my fave corner store just off Manningham lane a few years ago.. but the owner not only didn’t speak English, the young girl, “maybe 6 years old” said she was born in that store, and I was the first white guy she had ever seen in the store.. I don’t have a problem with it being a Pakistani ghetto, it will probably become a Ukrainian Ghetto over the next few years. Bradford always attracted immigrants, but it’s just not I place for me anymore.. I literally cannot speak the language.. lol.

[@Therejectionartist]

Growing up there was always tense, but the place used to be lively and vibrant, it seems to have less character now than it used to. Great curries though, some great outlying districts close to nature, actually Bradford and Leeds kind of merge into one in some parts, but their centres are completely different. Bradford just never had the same vibe as Leeds, in fact the vibe in Bradford has always been quite edgy.

[@theopinionatedbystander]

@@Therejectionartist Bradford is “the ghetto” of Yorkshire, kind of always has been. I’ve lived all over Bradford, Leeds, Keighley, Guisley, Rotterdam, Sheffield etc.. my Aunties and not sure about mum, worked Manningham lane. My Dad drank his way around, and stole every car we ever used, my family was typical Bradford. Irish scum immigrants that lived a handout life from a British government they hated, and pretty sure every wave of immigrants that hit Bradford have the same “love” for the British government. I personally did not fit into my family, I’m a “Del Boy”, a honest hustler not a thief.. I left home basically at age 9. I’m a “queens man”, not typical of my family in any way. So Bradford didn’t work for me either…. To give you a smile, I sold a truckload of televisions as stolen, they weren’t, they were Ex-DER rental, as rental nobody would buy them, as stolen people lined up. 🤣

[@knobrotknobrot]

Born in the same hospital 51 years ago. Moved to Leeds when I was six but my grandma lived there till she died. Shithole.

[@jameslee445]

Bradford town is great for shopping, that is, if you want to buy class A drugs or cheap alcohol.

[@Rambobambo007]

I live in Harrogate for 10 year's and only a handful of people just said hi on the streets. Then moved to Bradford and the love from peaple was out of this world i hardly ever had to cook both naigbours we're Muslim and always sent food over locals always said hello and it's wonderful... biased and racist will always complain..

[@SuperflySamurai88]

Bradford and the people are an amazing place!

[@TravelAbventuresUnbound]

Aberdeen is worse. The city center only has one street, Union Street and it is full of pound shops and vape shops. The only real shop is Primark, that says it all really. Glad I moved to Tokyo 15 years ago.

[@sarribel]

Yet iT is a gem of a city with so many outstanding Victorian buildings made of that awesome yellowish stone Any city anywhere would die for.

[@danielgardecki1046]

*Bradford Stone* which is apparently *Yorkshire Stone* aka *Sandstone.* Mainly mined from *Bradford Dale* specifically in and around *Bolton Woods Quarry* which closed in 2016 after 150 years, and built *Bradford City Hall,* and the almost identical *Manchester City Hall.*

[@jessweaver5713]

I’m Bradford born and bred. I love my city, it’s history it’s culture etc. there are areas I will not go unless I’m in a locked car but I can avoid them. Every city has its dodgy areas.

[@hemskywalker7924]

its called mini-pakistan for a reason & its better you dont find out firsthand.

[@Saranne1004]

The building you so liked is the Bradford Town Hall. Heard the clock chiming in the latter part of your video. Interesting to see so much of the town centre closed to traffic. Is there so much pedestrian usage though? It's a bank holiday and the place looks empty. Thanks for posting, enjoyed the visit.😃

[@danielgardecki1046]

*city

[@SpookyFox1000]

City of Culture 2025, but whose culture ?

[@CycleWithJay]

Not sure how to answer this 😅

[@JoeKingAudits]

Guy said to me Sharia Law is the law in Manningham or something to that effect

[@Oasis194]

@@JoeKingAudits don’t make me laugh. 80% of Muslims don’t even know what shariah law is themselves.

[@JoeKingAudits]

@@Oasis194 so that's OK then you people running round saying that?

[@Oasis194]

@@JoeKingAudits why do stupid people, like you, ask (leading) questions to try and superimpose your fallacious narrative? I never said, or made, any points in my last post. I just replied to you saying 80% of Muslims don’t know what shariah law is. Also, shariah law is not the law anywhere in Britain so stop being ignorant.

[@laverick12]

There's only one way to describe Bradford, a total shit hole! It is without a doubt the worst city I've ever been to. Not one thing is good about it. West Yorkshire has the highest amount of dangerous driving offences. I cycle through Bradford twice a week and you take your life into your own hands every time. The police do nothing, they're a joke! The council do nothing, I've reported serious defects in the road dozens of times. Nothing gets repaired, as I've said it's a shit hole. Best county without a doubt in England is Northumberland. Great beaches, fantastic countryside and amazing people. Fantastic for cycling. Great video!

[@Ukfairgrounds]

The Council near me is also shit they were told to make some new bus stops for a new root they literally put some tarmac down no sign saying bus stop no timetable no seats nothing just some tarmac on the ground councils now are so useless and lazy and don’t do anything for there towns or city’s

[@DamnDealDone]

Yorkshire is the best county in England. Mountains, moors, countryside that goes on forever, forests, waterfalls, woods, rivers, lakes, beaches, canals, historic cities and villages, big cities, market towns, seaside resorts. Yorkshire has everything.

[@PriKoljan]

Thanks for the video mate! I lived in Bradford for almost 6 years when I was a student and it’s so weird to see these places once again.

[@user-gq2cj4op8k]

I actually lived in Bradford for 18 months, 2001-2003. I have fond memories... my first time away from home of rep. of Georgia. I was 19... haven't been there since but one of the best memories of my life

[@HS-wo8ti]

You need to be careful as a cyclist in Bradford. It's not uncommon for drivers to pull out in the road and wait in the lane in order to turn right onto a junction. My dad was driving us along Manningham Lane (where you were, near the football ground) and a driver pulled off the pavement infront of him, he had to slam his breaks or we would have had a fender bender.

[@rahimo803]

I've lived in Bradford my entire life and haven't had any problems at all! everyone I've been in contact with were very friendly, 0 problems in 17 years!

[@td2691]

Lmfao

[@Simon-fr4ts]

You must be a Muslim.

[@apexlegendpro7914]

Town and areas are run down because of the people who live there. My area is nice where I live because we look after our area.all the so call deprived areas are like that because 5e people who live there have no regard for their streets.. Manningham for example has beautiful grand houses that were one beautiful now they are all scruffy rentals from landlords trying to make a quick buck. Deprived areas are deprived of people who care about the area they live in

[@EgoShredder]

Agreed. The way to improve an area is not always investment, its usually more about changing who lives there. If you had a barrel of apples with one rotten apple, you would not buy more new apples to fix the barrel. You would remove the bad apple first.

[@Jack-hz1ey]

This video does a great job of showing how absurd it is when bikes are expected to behave the same as motor traffic, with high speeds, long waits at lights, one way systems taking you up and down hills. Absurd and absurdly dangerous. Anyone cycling has been done dirty by the national road infrastructure in the UK.

[@sdaiwepm]

Vastly cleaner than San Francisco.

[@002lisamarie]

SF is paradise in comparison.

[@papa.jones.]

*it's not worst it's a disgusting place to be* pricks on the road depressingly depressing it's awful

[@mickthemerciless9694]

Did you not notice how dead it is ? Used to be a thriving city centre.

[@rocker-barrel4786]

Im suprised your bike hasnt gone missing yet,with you on it :)

[@mattyd7839]

I'm surprised he didn't end up on some Isis video after he took a turn down a back street off of manningham Lane!

[@danielgardecki1046]

Bradford always has high crime like most cities, yet we're always low for bike theft where we're currently ranked 92nd out of 104.

[@mattyd7839]

@@danielgardecki1046 That's probably because Bradford is so poor nobody can afford bikes.

[@danielgardecki1046]

@@mattyd7839 Do you have a problem reading? Bike theft is low in Bradford.

[@mattyd7839]

@@danielgardecki1046 Yes because nobody can afford a bike to have stolen in the first place 😂

[@janice2992]

No it's not the worst place to live at all. The people that live here don't think so.

[@scottsellars6468]

You seem to have taken to the Bradford mentality straight away - cycling in a pedestrian zone! I guess next you'll get in your car of German manufacture and blast through red lights?

[@josephthompson1318]

PIA, unqualified 'pilots.'

[@lauralind7477]

I’m an American from Utah lol and I ended up in Bradford and wouldn’t have changed it for any other part of England well except maybe York… ha but I enjoyed it very much.

[@jackdrought873]

Say that after going to great horton Road you will change your mind really quickly

[@lauralind7477]

@@jackdrought873 I’m sure there are much “better” places than Bradford of course, but it just holds a special place in my heart. I miss England and Lucozade!!! Lol

[@danielgardecki1046]

You sound like the founder of one of the biggest and most popular *Tea Brands* in the world who accidentally ended up in *Bradford* (200 miles from *London* where he was supposed to be going on a train), and technically started his global *Tea* empire here. He opened the 2nd ever of his *Tea Shops* here, and at one point had 2 *Tea Shops* here. The company he joined forces with, also opened their 2nd ever *Tea Shop* here. Plus the best selling *Tea Brand* in the world was technically started in *Bradford,* by 2 *Bradford-born* brothers. No-one knows these *Tea facts,* which is why I call *Bradford* the unofficial *Tea Capital* of the world, to go with being the former *Wool Capital of the World,* the record seven time *Curry Capital of Britain* winners, the first ever *UNESCO City of Film,* and the fourth ever *UK City of Culture.*

[@EgoShredder]

@@lauralind7477 There are many wonderful parts of England, outside of the big towns, urban sprawl and cities.

[@samconroyy]

@@danielgardecki1046 This is interesting, what tea brand would that be? I'm from Bradford and don't even know that 😆

[@grege5074]

my dad was born in Lithuania the war, and moved 10-12 times before the age of 9. Finally, he settled in Bradford at age 9, until he came to Canada at age 21. He spoke very fondly of Bradford City. Very industrial, but very formative for him. He would love to see this bike tour. Thanks for uploading.

[@alex1207_]

This is not the UK, this is Africa.

[@002lisamarie]

Asia.

[@balandziaiduhai8972]

Hahaha true

[@chupa-mos338]

😂😂

[@rickkarsan4491]

​@@002lisamariePakistan, dont group the whole asian subcontinent.

[@omaan77]

⁠@@rickkarsan4491you do know Asia is a continent not a subcontinent 😂 nice try at being a smartass tho

[@FantaLilt]

Hi. I live in Bradford and love how easy you made it look effortless riding around in Bradford. Please can I ask which electric bike you have so I can check what spec bike I need to buy. Thank you

[@michaelillingworth6433]

I was just thinking exactly the same thing. Clearly power assisted or a tour de France cyclist. 🇫🇷🤣

[@maverickr9465]

I'm a second generation British Muslim. I was born in Bradford and I'm proud of this. It's like anywhere really it has it good parts and bad. The city has been through a lot and after the riots it went though it has meant less investment and less opportunities. You see people from all walks of life living here. So many amazing places of culture and traditions. The food here is perhaps the best thing because of its variety. I guess this is what I'm trying to say is that because it's multicultural this is our biggest strength. It gives individuals opportunity to learn from one another. Thanks for the video.

[@joseph1845]

Sure but some ideologies are toxic, they teach children to see others as lesser than, which creates division in the community.

[@wendywolfman]

What have you learnt from people of other cultures?

[@alexnelson9512]

@@wendywolfman Little - if we wanted to see other people's cultures, we should have to go to their countries!

[@EgoShredder]

@@alexnelson9512 This is what liberal types fail to see. Diversity only exists when each ethnicity lives in its own nation, otherwise things become a jumbled chaotic mess and eventually the dominant one comes out on top, usually after decimating and destroying the host nation. These type of events have historically brought civilisations crashing down.

[@mistatrollge3184]

Go live in a muslim country.

[@EgoShredder]

The wealthy part of my family moved out of Bradford in the 1930s, and they said Bradford was a lowly dirty rough place back then. Heaven knows what they would think if they saw it now in 2022!

[@alexnelson9512]

_They would think that they were living in a foreign country - watching national TV gives you the same feeling every evening._

[@danielgardecki1046]

*Bradford* - Richer than London in the early 20th century because of the Wool Industry. *Bradford Beck* - Stinks because of the factories, causing many people to leave. *Bradford Beck* - Cleaned, closed and built over, which is why it's now largely unseen, as it runs underneath Market Street, Centenary Square and City Park.

[@EgoShredder]

@@alexnelson9512 I stopped watching any TV in Dec' 2010. Yes this ethnic replacement Kalergi plan was put into action decades ago. Go further back in history and you will find Charlemagne errecting victory "mosques" in European lands. There are many pieces to the jigsaw of White replacement, and Christianity was the first blueprint for conquest over us. The winner of the first Charlemagne Prize in 1950 was Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi. The Wiki page for the Charlemagne Prize talks about the, "process of European integration", which is code for White replacement and takeover of their nations. These people play the long game and have done for centuries.

[@EgoShredder]

@@danielgardecki1046 Bradford was considered one of the richest places in the entire world, however those that became rich were mostly Jewish mill owners. Meanwhile abject poverty was the norm for the indigenous people, who were exploited for slave wages.

[@WillScarlet1991]

@@EgoShredder I doubt the majority of mill owners were Jewish. They built many churches in the area (not synagogues).

[@daveh1081]

With the best will in the world mate, you cycled around for half an hour........ergo, you ain't seen nuthin'! Anyhow, glad you made it out with your bike.....you did well. Tragic city.......an absolute tragedy.

[@cosmos-smallpiece5786]

I live in Queensbury which is a BD postcode …never go to Bradford it really is awful . My town is Halifax ….. trouble free

[@HonestLettuce]

I think the reasons Bradford gets a bad rep is because of the pathetic little 'gangsters' who think they are the toughest of the toughest.

[@berndhoffmann7703]

I lived in Bradford in the 1990s, actually is so much better, especially around the city centre, it was quite dirty and ugly then.

[@f-tech5497]

I remembered the 11th May 1985. 56 never forgotten. I was there on that fateful day. Not at Valley Parade 22:40, but in the city. Best Rgds from Germany.

[@Parknest]

This is the city of my birth and I lived most of my life there. The condition of the roads and the standard of driving as as bad as ever. The council is going to demolish the Kirkgate Centre which is why it looks run down. There is a significant Indian and Pakistani population in the city. In the 1950s a lot of cheap labour was imported from such places to work in the textile mills. Just about everywhere coming out of the city centre is uphill except for Canal Road going towards Shipley. The building you passed in the city centre is City Hall which is one of the few remaining examples of the fine architecture in the city. The city has lost many fine buildings such as the Swan Arcade and the original Kirkgate Market.

[@StevenSmall-j5f]

Lincoln green and harehills in Leeds is worse than this , jay should ride around here , film it and give everyone an eye opener, I nickname harehills little Romania , it is well and truly fucked ,

[@S-O-T]

I would rather be homeless sleeping under a hedge Than live in Bradford 🤣 I never set foot in any city if I can help it 😱

[@GigglesClifton9]

Are you sure this was Bradford and not Kabul?

[@AI_admin]

I was born in Bradford, and came to visit March 2023, I enjoyed my time there. It's bitter sweet, both my schools have been knocked down, my dad's old business (had the likes of Smokie and Slade, having their loudspeakers fixed there) is a Pakistani jewellery store, even back in the 70's he was the last white guy in the street. Both the areas I grew up in are now 90% non white.

[@aronsee]

Saw many Indians & Sri lankans living in Leicester but it does look good but why Bradford looks so bad 😢

[@funwithgames4608]

because Bradford has a large Pakistani and Bangladeshi population and they are all Muslims. Indians are way more Civilized than Pakistani

[@XxlumiNosityxX]

@@funwithgames4608right 😂

[@jimbocho660]

Leeds has sucked all the business out of Bradford.

[@colincorcoran967]

is it rated bad because of the massive amounts of school girl rapes by gangs there? wasthis one of the towns affected if so that could be the reason?

[@Ukfairgrounds]

Then large r&pe cases were from 2000s to 2013 since then police have sent large amounts of the gangs to prison some of them gangs are still about of course it’s impossible to stop r&pe but police have got better at dealing with them West Yorkshire police have a l task force just for catching them gangs but tbh Bradford was not really one of the places most affected it was Rotherham r&pe sometimes happens there because it happens everywhere but not large amounts it’s rated back because it has lots of car crime

[@SadisticVenom7]

Rated bad for the amount of chavs as well

[@danielgardecki1046]

@@Ukfairgrounds I knew one of the Asian grooming gang ringleaders through someone I'm not going to name. That person apparently still believes he's innocent, even with the mountains of evidence against him. However I also knew a White father of three girls I used to hang around with as a kid. That man raped and filmed himself with two unnamed boys that he abused on a regular basis. I'm pretty certain I can guess who those two boys were, as they were both quiet and weird, and live on the same street as him, and all the other kids I grew up with.

[@Ukfairgrounds]

@@danielgardecki1046 the grooming gangs are disgusting they actually think they have done nothing wrong last July in Bradford 48 were arrested for a being part of a grooming gang the leader got life in prison large amounts have been arrested but police said they are still loads out there witch is true West Yorkshire police have like 70 ongoing investigations into history grooming gangs because of course back in the day police did nothing about the gangs witch leaves lots of work for police today then 70 investigation witch have smaller investigations in them and that’s just the history ones Bradford alone had 113 ongoing investigations into recent cases from 2017 2018 lucky when there found they have been getting good prison time a gang of 10 men were arrested in 2016 in rochdale and got 25 years each and a gang was sent down in Bradford in 2019 for 15 years each

[@EgoShredder]

@@SadisticVenom7 How many of those are part of the rape gang statistics though? I've witnessed cars in supermarket car parks with White teenage girls in the back, and Pakistani Muslim males in the front. I have never seen this happen with White males and Pakistani girls. Maybe it does but I doubt it.

[@OskiR80]

That motorway you referred to was just a normal 40 mph road but everyone drives 60 there 😂

[@maltesetony9030]

The "brick" houses are in fact stone.

[@KaaaBooom-xo8ud]

U live in the USA but one of my family members live in The Uk Pakistan people 👇

[@cuprashoe]

Riding a bike through the middle of Bradford? You need hazard pay pal

[@MCuk4]

Was willing you to go on sunbridge road but you followed the road round twice..missed a great place there.

[@will16vuk]

Leeds Rd and Lumb Lane are areas to die for - literally

[@farhakhan9687]

Bradford is amazing. You should have cycled through lister park which is beautiful. Visited the food places and the bazaars. Manchester road has a lovely cycle bridge, Alhambra theatre. Bradford has so much more to it. Now that we won the bid I'm excited to see what happens next.

[@Simon-fr4ts]

It's your people that have turned this city into a ghetto.

[@0007nexus]

Travel around some other cities and she how shit they are. Bradford is not bad not great but not bad

[@deputyVH]

You could also travel to places to see what great things they have also.

[@002lisamarie]

Bradford is the worst in the UK.

[@djsensation82]

Wait for it can anyone see him spot the white man

[@danielgardecki1046]

Shouldn't be too hard with a White population of around 67%

[@jezlawrence720]

Shade isn't the problem. Poverty is.

[@krisle90]

Plenty

[@002lisamarie]

@@jezlawrence720 Import the third world. Become the third world.

[@deputyVH]

You missed some of the new routes Cycle Superhighway 1 (CS1 to Leeds) and NCN 66 near Forster Square which has been improved recently with dedicated paths. NCN 66 takes you out to Shipley and Saltaire. Riding around Manningham isn't where I would go!

[@IbnShahid]

Great video, thank you. That mosque with the green dome you cycled past near the football stadium is the Tawakkulia Mosque. It was actually the first purpose built mosque to be constructed in the city. Its congregation is predominantly of Bangladeshi origin, which reflects the population of that particular part of Bradford. If you had turned left when cycling up Manningham Lane, (instead of going right in the rough direction of the stadium) you may have seen the city’s last surviving working synagogue, dating from the 19th century. Still struggling on, but with a very small congregation these days. It’s beautiful inside.

[@atilla4352]

As an eastern european, Bradford was one of the worst places I've lived in but still, I miss it a lot! In Short, dirty place but great people!

[@technickelnet]

I knew I wanted to leave by the time I reached the age of 10. I left when I was 18 and never went back. I sometimes have nightmares that I didn't make it out. That's a slight exaggeration, but somewhat true. Bradford isn't worse than other northern shit holes but it is a shit hole. Gone are the days of Carter's Toy Shop, 2 Cinemas, cafes and actual shopping areas. The downtown mall has improved things somewhat. It was quintessential Britain once upon a time. Then my generation dragged it into the gutter. Race wars and drunken/druggie violence took center stage. Car crime and burglary is the norm. Notice in the video many roads are blocked by concrete. That's to prevent the police chases through residential areas. Not a good sign. Just a dump awaiting a new era, if one ever comes.

[@WillScarlet1991]

Born and bred in Bradford for 40+ years. Great place 😊 Yes, it's got it's problems just like any other major city in Britain, and that's to be expected. Wouldn't move for anything 😊

[@harvinderkaur5403]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 great great great great great bro

[@scottdonoghue7276]

No matter how much money they get you cannot polish a turd and call it a diamond Bradford born n bred

[@marcopaganotto9125]

Compared to Bristol City centre, Bradford looks very well looked after!

[@annemariecandyflip6531]

Bristol is dirty and tacky

[@Apathy.Apathy.]

@@annemariecandyflip6531Broadmead is. Most of the center is fine.

[@dubsnbuds6668]

Born n bred in Bradford, always be my home , lovely down to earth folk ,a shame the media has ruined its shine and reputation

[@FatSwag]

I might come there for uni this year. Is it safe? What's the general view of foreigners there?

[@azizt6773]

@@FatSwag my advice dont go to uni of Bradford its not a good university

[@bilbobaggins7340]

city of culture - city full of bud bud ding ding more like !

[@M4nny213]

Listen mate wash the crap off your backside which you're walking around with stinking the air up before chatting rubbish

[@bilbobaggins7340]

@@M4nny213 you mean the stink from your curry !

[@XxlumiNosityxX]

This english teacher needs to go back to school 😂

[@ashwincs007]

I lived in Bradford for 2yrs as an international student. It was so cheap there. Also the best part is you are only an hour from the major cities such as Leeds,Manchester and York

[@ya1seen]

hello mate, tell me please what about working there as international student. does students there find jobs ?

[@davidgaunt2912]

Bradford, my neighbouring city, is probably one of the most depressing places to visit in the UK. I have utterly no reason ever to visit apart from hastily driving through. It's so culturally shocking. it's like Detroit mid-.80"s. Street upon street of boarded up shops. Feral inhabitants off their heads. Gang warfare is rife. The empty centre is a dangerous place to be stuck in. The gpd-forsaken place has utterly zero culture. no nightlife and nowhere nice to eat.........their are no restaurants apart from curry houses. `Just keep out!. I'm from :Leeds,,,,,only 8 miles away and we have everything.

[@cricket_world_masood]

Most of the closed shops are due to the broadway as most of the large retailers have moved there and left bradford Center Shops empty. Been living more than 20 years no issues ever.

[@bas6628]

Bradford is rubbish..... Leeds is better

[@seanknapton7449]

The City that brought us Rita,Sue,and Bob too

[@danielgardecki1046]

Plus 1000s more productions, most of which the *Bradford Film Office* and the *Bradford City of Film* team have forgotten about, or have no idea about, as they only have a few 100 listed on the *Bradford Film Heritage* website, and constantly mention the same productions again and again. They've even forgotten about a lot of the productions they've worked on or contributed to over the last 13 years, just like *Screen Yorkshire* who have removed a lot of the productions they've worked on over the last 20 years. Each time *Screen Yorkshire* change their website, which has happened at least twice in the last 10 years, they don't bother re-adding their older productions into some sort of filmography, and they're not mentioned anywhere on the websites, as they were only ever mentioned in the news section of the previous websites, therefore many more will be forgotten (except when people like me around, slowly updating every one of the 16,000+ Yorkshire based productions I find on IMDB, mainly the ones which filmed in Bradford).

[@danielgardecki1046]

Before I get into my comment on the tour... 1 - The reason that there's hardly any decent nightclubs in the city centre, is because a Manchester born, and Manchester/Newcastle/Watford based businessman, bought all the best Bradford nightclubs on Morley Street around 15 years ago, and has ruined them. He's done the same with most of the Yorkshire nightclubs he owns, yet coincidentally, his Newcastle, Greater Manchester, and Greater London nightclubs seem to be doing fine. He's constantly rebranding those clubs every couple of years, and because they've spent most of the last 15+ years closed, it's caused a domino effect which has led to all the neighbouring clubs in and around Morley Street to close too. 2 - Darley Street is empty of shops, because practically all of the shops which were there already, were planned for The Broadway, so they moved when it opened. I don't know who picks the shops, but I could have done a better job, not that I know anything about shops, as I'd have signed up a lot more rare shops, rather than the standard high street shops. The Oastler Shopping Centre (which is actually an indoor market) will soon be closing in the next few years, as they're relocating to Darley Street which is being redeveloped. And the countless mobile phone shops on Ivegate, mainly used to consist of bars and travel agents. Now for my comments on the tour... Where are the main shops? They're in *Kirkgate Shopping Centre* on your left at 0:13, they're in *Forster Square Retail Park* on the left and on the right at the bottom of the hill at 5:40 (which can also be accessed from the lift/stairs to *Forster Square Railway Station,* or the walkway to the left of the *Midland Hotel* entrance), they're in *The Broadway* which you rode around at 7:22. Where are the pubs/bars/nightclubs? I'm not really sure myself, however there's the bars in *City Park,* there's some nightclubs on the right around 3:59, there's some bars on *North Parade* aka the *Independent Quarter* which is straight forward at 6:06, there's some bars down *Ivegate* at 15:23, and there's some underground bars and shops in *Sunbridge Wells* also at 15:23 which can also be accessed in the gap between *Starbucks* and *Wetherspoons* in *City Park.*

[@ethelmini]

Interesting comments: It's often high rents that make city centres big chain ghettos. Bradford's other big problem is its disjointed transport system.

[@deputyVH]

Lots of good bars on North Parade. He needed to turn right at 26:20 to get here.

[@EgoShredder]

Who is the businessman you speak of?

[@danielgardecki1046]

@@EgoShredder *Aaron Mellor* the owner of *Tokyo Industries.* Last time I checked (around 2 years ago), his websites and social media profiles for all the nightclubs, hadn't been updated in around 5 years, probably because most of the Yorkshire ones (around 5 nightclubs, 1 pub and 2 former takeaways they own are in Bradford) were always closed. They still claim to run 47 UK nightclubs on the website today. Yet now I've just looked at his LinkedIn profile where it says he runs 45 UK venues in the intro, then lower down it contradictory says he runs 32 UK venues. However it also says he's been working for the *Night Time Industries Association* since March 2015, which coincides with with the *Tokyo Industries* inactivity. Still, that hasn't stopped him buying new venues, which he claims to be saving, even though he can't even keep the venues that he currently owns open.

[@EgoShredder]

@@danielgardecki1046 Thanks.

[@TheAdArchive]

Bradford is far from the worst place to live. Yes there are things wrong but go to places like Bolton and Blackburn and they are far worse. The food in Bradford is amazing - literally the best Asian food in the UK. There is some amazing architecture. The main thing wrong is that Bradford council seriously need to invest more in getting people to live in the city centre. There are also great outlying areas like wibsey village and idle. The absolute worse thing about Bradford though as you’ve noticed is the drivers. The police really need to crack down on it.

[@EddieHuxley73]

Bradford resident here 🙂 born and bred

[@CycleWithJay]

Good day to you sir :)

[@jonathanpittock1447]

I thought it looked quite nice, town centre much improved compared to 30 years ago!!!