Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002225

Thornton

Thornton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,531 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford

8,531

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,648

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

706.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thornton

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

Tenure

Owned68.6%

2,501 households

Private rented20.7%

755 households

Social rented10.5%

382 households

Shared ownership0.3%

10 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%

1,368 households

Terraced35.4%

1,290 households

Detached17.8%

649 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%

235 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%

50 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%

28 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

28 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%

1,645 households

2 cars or vans in household26.9%

982 households

No cars or vans in household20.1%

734 households

3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%

287 households

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41%

1,497 households

2 bedrooms30.3%

1,105 households

4 or more bedrooms18.1%

660 households

1 bedroom10.6%

386 households

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%

2,363 households

One-person household31%

1,131 households

Other household types4.2%

154 households

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%

1,266 households

1 person in household31%

1,132 households

3 people in household16.4%

598 households

4 people in household11.3%

413 households

5 people in household4.7%

172 households

6 people in household1.3%

46 households

7 people in household0.3%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

9 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%

1,576 residents

15–2914.8%

1,259 residents

30–4419.3%

1,647 residents

45–6428.1%

2,401 residents

65 and over19.3%

1,650 residents

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.5%

7,121 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.3%

960 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%

265 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%

102 residents

Other ethnic group1%

83 residents

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28%

1,922 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications20.8%

1,426 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.5%

1,134 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15%

1,029 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%

737 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.6%

454 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

156 residents aged 16 and over

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%

3,979 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.2%

2,755 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

121 residents aged 16 and over

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%

1,315 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.5%

994 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%

905 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%

802 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%

733 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%

674 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%

607 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%

422 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.9%

401 residents aged 16 and over

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%

3,785 residents

Good health34.9%

2,979 residents

Fair health15%

1,277 residents

Bad health4.6%

394 residents

Very bad health1.1%

95 residents

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%

6,832 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%

1,699 residents

Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%

1,689 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%

1,291 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%

518 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%

139 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

9 households

Thornton · 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
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002225

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Thornton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Bradford

Life in Thornton

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.