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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002219

Girlington

Girlington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,291 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
8,291

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,247

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,601

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

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.

Busk, Oldham9,434 residents · 47.6% owned · 38.1% no carDeeplish, Rochdale10,296 residents · 46.8% owned · 34.3% no carLittle Harwood, Blackburn with Darwen9,637 residents · 56.9% owned · 26.5% no carNelson West, Pendle9,518 residents · 57.3% owned · 31.0% no carLongsight East, Manchester9,280 residents · 35.5% owned · 35.6% no carWardleworth & Newbold Brow, Rochdale10,362 residents · 49.2% owned · 33.3% no car

Most similar within Bradford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Canterbury, Bradford9,776 residents · 49.3% owned · 38.4% no carBrown Royd, Bradford7,845 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.1% no carBarkerend East, Bradford10,842 residents · 53.9% owned · 37.7% no carThornbury, Bradford9,674 residents · 59.0% owned · 28.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Girlington

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

Tenure

Owned55.1%
1,238 households
Private rented34.9%
785 households
Social rented9.1%
204 households
Shared ownership0.7%
16 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.6%
1,271 households
Semi-detached23.9%
537 households
Detached8.9%
200 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
196 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
917 households
No cars or vans in household37.3%
837 households
2 cars or vans in household16.1%
362 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
127 households
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.6%
755 households
3 bedrooms29.9%
672 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
647 households
1 bedroom7.6%
171 households
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
1,484 households
One-person household18.8%
422 households
Other household types15.1%
338 households
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household18.8%
422 households
5 people in household17%
382 households
2 people in household17%
381 households
4 people in household15.4%
347 households
3 people in household13.9%
312 households
6 people in household9.2%
206 households
7 people in household4.8%
107 households
8 or more people in household4%
89 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.5%
2,276 residents
15–2924.7%
2,048 residents
30–4424.2%
2,005 residents
45–6416.9%
1,397 residents
65 and over6.8%
562 residents
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh79.4%
6,585 residents
White12.9%
1,074 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
311 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
192 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
132 residents
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35.5%
2,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
704 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.5%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.7%
2,910 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.8%
2,798 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed27.4%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.1%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.2%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
216 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.6%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
3,845 residents
Good health34.6%
2,869 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,030 residents
Bad health5.1%
420 residents
Very bad health1.5%
126 residents
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
7,146 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,144 residents
Girlington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.4%
861 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.2%
588 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.8%
557 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.7%
217 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
22 households
Girlington · 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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