Furious residents living on a Bradford estate have branded the condition of roads outside their homes "diabolical" after two children suffered injuries.

Homeowners on the sprawling Cote Farm estate in Thackley said they had been calling for roads and pavements to be surfaced for months.

And they said they had been forced to keep their children indoors after one child fell and broke her wrist and another sprained her ankle.

Both incidents have been blamed on the poor state of the roads and pavements on several streets.

Maxine Mountford, who lives in Whinney Brow, claimed residents had been told the work was the responsibility of the developer, Taylor Woodrow, until the highways were adopted by Bradford Council.

Mrs Mountford said the final houses had been built on the estate last September and the developer had promised to surface the roads but no progress had been made.

She claimed families had been told by the developers that Whinney Brow and other roads had not been surfaced because they were used by bulldozers and trucks.

"But the work finished almost a year ago, so we can't understand why the surfacing hasn't been done," said Mrs Mountford, who has lived on the estate with her husband Mark and daughters for the past four years.

"It's diabolical. We were told last October that the work would be done but they then put it back to November.

"We were then told the weather was bad so it was put back again and that has been happening ever since."

Mrs Mountford said if no action was taken immediately a petition would be organised to try to get the work completed. Her husband said: "There are raised manholes and grates which are causing a real hazard for pushchairs and young children.

"Our daughter fell and sprained her ankle. We have paid a fortune for a house and we expect the whole package to be finished."

Amanda Crompton's daughter, Christine, 14, broke her wrist in two places after she fell on an uneven surface in Whinney Brow.

And parents-of-two Michael and Lisa Moorhouse are upset that one of their sons, three-year-old Louis, who survived cancer but has been left blind, cannot play outside with his friends because of the rough surface.

Mrs Moorhouse said: "Louis is unsteady on his feet and he can't even go out accompanied with us because of the hazards."

A Taylor Woodrow spokesman said: "There are a number of stages to the road resurfacing work at our Bryant Homes Cote Farm development in Bradford.

"Whinney Brow is the main access route for the development and work on all side and tributory roads needs to be completed before it can be re-surfaced.

"Taylor Woodrow expects all activity to be completed by the end of the year."

A Bradford Council spokesman said the Council expected the highways to be adopted in the next few months.