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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002217

Undercliffe

Undercliffe is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,388 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
10,388

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,312

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,234.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Wensley Fold, Blackburn with Darwen9,407 residents · 54.1% owned · 31.6% no carWardleworth & Newbold Brow, Rochdale10,362 residents · 49.2% owned · 33.3% no carBirkby, Kirklees8,267 residents · 53.1% owned · 34.8% no carLockwood, Kirklees7,790 residents · 48.8% owned · 37.3% no carKing Cross, Calderdale6,544 residents · 57.9% owned · 35.3% no carBurnden & Great Lever, Bolton9,845 residents · 42.1% owned · 36.1% no car

Most similar within Bradford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bowling Park, Bradford7,073 residents · 51.9% owned · 37.9% no carGreat Horton & Brackenhill, Bradford7,318 residents · 48.1% owned · 39.8% no carHolme Top, Bradford8,633 residents · 33.5% owned · 47.5% no carFrizinghall & Heaton Grove, Bradford7,501 residents · 65.1% owned · 29.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Undercliffe

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

Tenure

Owned48.4%
1,603 households
Private rented34.6%
1,145 households
Social rented16.6%
549 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.4%
1,866 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%
597 households
Semi-detached17.6%
584 households
Detached4.9%
163 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
75 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,386 households
No cars or vans in household35.8%
1,185 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
557 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
182 households
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms30.4%
1,008 households
4 or more bedrooms29.6%
979 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
689 households
1 bedroom19.2%
636 households
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
1,889 households
One-person household31.6%
1,047 households
Other household types11.4%
376 households
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.6%
1,047 households
2 people in household18.2%
604 households
4 people in household14.5%
479 households
3 people in household11.1%
368 households
5 people in household10.4%
344 households
6 people in household7.1%
236 households
7 people in household3.7%
122 households
8 or more people in household3.4%
114 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.6%
2,763 residents
15–2924.3%
2,527 residents
30–4421.5%
2,233 residents
45–6418.6%
1,937 residents
65 and over8.9%
929 residents
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh63.5%
6,589 residents
White28.1%
2,916 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
324 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
296 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
259 residents
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.5%
2,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,570 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.5%
3,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.2%
3,508 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed21.7%
1,611 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.9%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
4,785 residents
Good health33.9%
3,525 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,429 residents
Bad health4.7%
489 residents
Very bad health1.5%
160 residents
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
8,719 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,669 residents
Undercliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,175 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.8%
1,119 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.7%
717 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.3%
276 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
24 households
Undercliffe · 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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