Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002184

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,119 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford

13,119

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,831

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,766.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ilkley & Ben Rhydding

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned77%

4,488 households

Private rented14.7%

856 households

Social rented7.6%

446 households

Shared ownership0.7%

38 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached27.8%

1,619 households

Semi-detached24.5%

1,427 households

Terraced23.2%

1,356 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.6%

968 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%

298 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%

90 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

72 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%

2,586 households

2 cars or vans in household29.2%

1,705 households

No cars or vans in household17.7%

1,034 households

3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%

506 households

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms38.4%

2,242 households

3 bedrooms28.7%

1,672 households

2 bedrooms23.3%

1,358 households

1 bedroom9.6%

559 households

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%

3,778 households

One-person household32%

1,866 households

Other household types3.2%

185 households

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%

2,140 households

1 person in household32%

1,866 households

3 people in household13.6%

795 households

4 people in household13.3%

777 households

5 people in household3.5%

207 households

6 people in household0.7%

40 households

7 people in household0.1%

5 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%

2,017 residents

15–2912.4%

1,628 residents

30–4414.2%

1,865 residents

45–6428.8%

3,781 residents

65 and over29.2%

3,825 residents

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%

12,518 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%

281 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%

219 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

56 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

44 residents

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.3%

5,712 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications12.9%

1,413 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications11.7%

1,278 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications10.5%

1,148 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%

672 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.3%

468 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

231 residents aged 16 and over

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%

5,843 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive44.8%

4,898 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

184 residents aged 16 and over

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%

2,838 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%

2,737 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%

1,197 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%

1,132 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%

866 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.1%

666 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.5%

606 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%

543 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.1%

339 residents aged 16 and over

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%

6,979 residents

Good health31%

4,063 residents

Fair health11.8%

1,552 residents

Bad health3.2%

414 residents

Very bad health0.9%

112 residents

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%

10,976 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%

2,143 residents

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%

3,486 households

Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%

1,776 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%

476 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%

87 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

6 households

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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Ilkley & Ben Rhydding

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Ilkley & Ben Rhydding

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.