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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002226

Shearbridge & University

Shearbridge & University is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,127 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
14,127

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,744

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,761.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

44.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Harehills North, Leeds7,511 residents · 34.5% owned · 48.0% no carLozells West, Birmingham9,451 residents · 35.1% owned · 45.3% no carHandsworth South, Birmingham11,402 residents · 43.0% owned · 44.7% no carAston Park, Birmingham8,404 residents · 40.9% owned · 42.4% no carSaltley West, Birmingham9,522 residents · 39.4% owned · 40.3% no carBury Park, Luton11,539 residents · 36.3% owned · 41.2% no car

Most similar within Bradford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barkerend East, Bradford10,842 residents · 53.9% owned · 37.7% no carBrown Royd, Bradford7,845 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.1% no carHolme Top, Bradford8,633 residents · 33.5% owned · 47.5% no carManningham & Lister Park, Bradford10,158 residents · 43.7% owned · 42.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shearbridge & University

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

Tenure

Owned46.2%
1,728 households
Private rented46.1%
1,725 households
Social rented6.9%
259 households
Lives rent free0.6%
21 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced65.7%
2,460 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
397 households
Semi-detached8.8%
331 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.4%
315 households
Detached4.4%
164 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household44.7%
1,674 households
1 car or van in household35.7%
1,338 households
2 cars or vans in household13.1%
491 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
242 households
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms53.7%
2,012 households
2 bedrooms16.6%
623 households
3 bedrooms16.6%
622 households
1 bedroom13%
487 households
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.5%
1,964 households
One-person household29.6%
1,110 households
Other household types17.9%
670 households
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.6%
1,110 households
2 people in household14%
524 households
4 people in household13.1%
490 households
3 people in household13%
485 households
5 people in household12%
449 households
6 people in household8%
301 households
8 or more people in household5.2%
194 households
7 people in household5.1%
192 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.8%
3,217 residents
15–2933.7%
4,765 residents
30–4421.8%
3,080 residents
45–6415%
2,118 residents
65 and over6.7%
944 residents
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh70.5%
9,958 residents
White13.9%
1,960 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.1%
1,004 residents
Other ethnic group5.7%
810 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
395 residents
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.3%
3,236 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
2,580 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.4%
5,498 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)39.5%
4,220 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9.1%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students26.3%
2,818 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed25.5%
2,730 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.8%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
6,911 residents
Good health33.7%
4,760 residents
Fair health11%
1,558 residents
Bad health5%
704 residents
Very bad health1.4%
192 residents
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
12,254 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
1,873 residents
Shearbridge & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.2%
1,467 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.7%
1,001 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.3%
911 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9%
337 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
30 households
Shearbridge & University · 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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