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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002203

Windhill

Windhill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,738 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
7,738

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,532

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,405.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.4%

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.

Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne8,745 residents · 59.3% owned · 36.3% no carSwinton Newtown, Salford5,820 residents · 59.2% owned · 30.0% no carRaffles & Morton, Carlisle10,164 residents · 55.7% owned · 31.0% no carYeadon West, Leeds5,649 residents · 56.6% owned · 25.7% no carGuide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Windhill

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

Tenure

Owned56.1%
1,981 households
Social rented24.5%
864 households
Private rented18.5%
652 households
Shared ownership0.8%
27 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.1%
1,947 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%
674 households
Terraced18.3%
646 households
Detached5.7%
203 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,526 households
No cars or vans in household34.4%
1,216 households
2 cars or vans in household17.8%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
162 households
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.5%
1,394 households
2 bedrooms37.8%
1,334 households
1 bedroom14.6%
515 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
289 households
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.3%
2,096 households
One-person household36.2%
1,280 households
Other household types4.4%
156 households
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%
1,280 households
2 people in household32.3%
1,140 households
3 people in household14.8%
524 households
4 people in household12%
423 households
5 people in household3.3%
115 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,514 residents
15–2918%
1,395 residents
30–4420.4%
1,575 residents
45–6425.8%
1,997 residents
65 and over16.2%
1,257 residents
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.4%
6,916 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
440 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
225 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
87 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
70 residents
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.2%
1,425 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.4%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
460 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
3,595 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,462 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.4%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
3,292 residents
Good health35.8%
2,772 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,149 residents
Bad health5.1%
395 residents
Very bad health1.7%
129 residents
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
6,148 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,587 residents
Windhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,431 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,178 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
679 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
228 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Windhill · 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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