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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002201

Idle

Idle is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,241 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
12,241

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,430

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,494.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Pudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carMorley North & Gildersome East, Leeds7,637 residents · 69.8% owned · 20.4% no carBarbourne & Rainbow Hill, Worcester8,302 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.0% no carWarwick North, Warwick8,655 residents · 68.0% owned · 17.9% no carBromsgrove Charford, Bromsgrove8,024 residents · 55.7% owned · 20.4% no carClitheroe South, Ribble Valley8,978 residents · 65.6% owned · 20.4% no car

Most similar within Bradford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Baildon South, Bradford8,418 residents · 69.2% owned · 23.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Idle

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

Tenure

Owned64.9%
3,526 households
Social rented17.2%
936 households
Private rented16.4%
889 households
Shared ownership1.4%
74 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.1%
1,745 households
Terraced24.4%
1,322 households
Detached23%
1,246 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.5%
1,002 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
47 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
2,249 households
2 cars or vans in household27.7%
1,502 households
No cars or vans in household23.4%
1,272 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
408 households
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%
2,035 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
1,655 households
4 or more bedrooms19.7%
1,069 households
1 bedroom12.3%
670 households
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
3,384 households
One-person household33.4%
1,812 households
Other household types4.3%
235 households
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34%
1,845 households
1 person in household33.4%
1,812 households
3 people in household15.9%
866 households
4 people in household11.6%
631 households
5 people in household3.7%
202 households
6 people in household1%
52 households
7 people in household0.3%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
2,191 residents
15–2916.9%
2,066 residents
30–4420.9%
2,560 residents
45–6427.4%
3,358 residents
65 and over16.9%
2,065 residents
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.3%
11,057 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
586 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
391 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
112 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
100 residents
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
2,918 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,841 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,810 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
652 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
6,252 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
3,523 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
2,195 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,300 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
5,782 residents
Good health34.4%
4,210 residents
Fair health13%
1,592 residents
Bad health4.1%
507 residents
Very bad health1.2%
150 residents
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
10,113 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
2,128 residents
Idle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
2,787 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
1,671 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
760 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
12 households
Idle · 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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