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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002229

Clayton

Clayton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,285 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
8,285

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,302

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,116.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

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.

Redvales & Hollins, Bury6,877 residents · 59.7% owned · 22.5% no carHealey, Syke & Shawclough, Rochdale9,545 residents · 68.6% owned · 19.2% no carCastleton & Trub, Rochdale10,458 residents · 62.3% owned · 26.4% no carBybrook, Ashford7,029 residents · 59.5% owned · 24.4% no carWilton Park, Carlinghow & Brookroyd, Kirklees7,793 residents · 67.5% owned · 20.1% no carDroylsden East, Tameside7,993 residents · 63.7% owned · 26.6% no car

Most similar within Bradford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thornton, Bradford8,531 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clayton

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

Tenure

Owned65.3%
2,155 households
Private rented20.7%
685 households
Social rented13.3%
438 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.3%
1,164 households
Semi-detached31.7%
1,048 households
Detached18.1%
598 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
420 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,410 households
No cars or vans in household25.1%
828 households
2 cars or vans in household24.5%
810 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
254 households
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,312 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
953 households
4 or more bedrooms20.3%
669 households
1 bedroom11.1%
368 households
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
2,066 households
One-person household32.1%
1,059 households
Other household types5.4%
177 households
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
1,121 households
1 person in household32.1%
1,060 households
3 people in household15.2%
502 households
4 people in household11.6%
382 households
5 people in household4.5%
147 households
6 people in household2%
65 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,677 residents
15–2919%
1,578 residents
30–4417.3%
1,436 residents
45–6425.8%
2,140 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,454 residents
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.6%
5,846 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh24.1%
1,994 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
239 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
103 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
102 residents
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
1,696 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
695 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
440 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
3,630 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,750 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,798 residents
Good health33.9%
2,808 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,181 residents
Bad health4.8%
396 residents
Very bad health1.2%
101 residents
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
6,799 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,486 residents
Clayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,455 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,115 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
551 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
175 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Clayton · 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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