Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002204

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,428 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford

11,428

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,071

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,076.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%

3,975 households

Private rented14%

710 households

Social rented7.3%

370 households

Shared ownership0.3%

15 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.8%

2,172 households

Terraced25.4%

1,288 households

Detached24.8%

1,260 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%

262 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%

38 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

29 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

16 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

7 households

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%

2,206 households

2 cars or vans in household32.2%

1,632 households

No cars or vans in household14.7%

745 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%

489 households

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.2%

2,140 households

2 bedrooms28.2%

1,429 households

4 or more bedrooms23.6%

1,197 households

1 bedroom6%

306 households

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%

3,372 households

One-person household29.8%

1,510 households

Other household types3.7%

190 households

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%

1,956 households

1 person in household29.8%

1,511 households

3 people in household15.3%

778 households

4 people in household11.4%

580 households

5 people in household3.8%

192 households

6 people in household0.7%

33 households

7 people in household0.3%

15 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%

1,802 residents

15–2913.2%

1,512 residents

30–4417.9%

2,041 residents

45–6428.5%

3,261 residents

65 and over24.6%

2,810 residents

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.1%

10,066 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%

953 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%

264 residents

Other ethnic group0.9%

99 residents

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

46 residents

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%

3,385 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.6%

1,673 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15.1%

1,430 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.5%

1,284 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%

912 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.2%

589 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

224 residents aged 16 and over

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.1%

5,418 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.5%

3,943 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

132 residents aged 16 and over

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%

2,367 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%

1,427 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14%

1,333 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%

1,003 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%

942 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.6%

911 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%

581 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.3%

500 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%

430 residents aged 16 and over

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%

5,480 residents

Good health34.7%

3,961 residents

Fair health12.7%

1,456 residents

Bad health3.7%

418 residents

Very bad health1%

114 residents

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%

9,529 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%

1,899 residents

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%

2,787 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%

1,612 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%

568 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%

98 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

7 households

Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden · 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.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002204

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Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden

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 Cottingley, Harden & Wilsden

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.