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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002231

Scholemoor

Scholemoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,334 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
13,334

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,549

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,837.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.7%

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.

Staincliffe & Healey, Kirklees7,446 residents · 64.7% owned · 23.2% no carUpper Batley & Soothill, Kirklees6,912 residents · 65.8% owned · 19.9% no carBobbers Mill, Nottingham10,276 residents · 62.5% owned · 28.5% no carAcocks Green West, Birmingham9,897 residents · 54.6% owned · 29.7% no carLimbury, Luton12,974 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.7% no carYardley, Birmingham8,822 residents · 66.2% owned · 25.3% no car

Most similar within Bradford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fairweather Green, Bradford9,234 residents · 56.8% owned · 31.2% no carAllerton, Bradford10,285 residents · 59.5% owned · 26.8% no carBolton Road & Kings Road, Bradford7,693 residents · 72.4% owned · 19.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Scholemoor

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

Tenure

Owned64.1%
2,916 households
Private rented23.1%
1,050 households
Social rented12.5%
567 households
Shared ownership0.2%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.1%
2,100 households
Terraced31.8%
1,446 households
Detached13.7%
625 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
296 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,996 households
No cars or vans in household24.5%
1,117 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
1,091 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
347 households
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.7%
2,217 households
4 or more bedrooms24.2%
1,101 households
2 bedrooms20%
908 households
1 bedroom7.1%
323 households
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
3,090 households
One-person household23.7%
1,077 households
Other household types8.5%
385 households
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27%
1,230 households
1 person in household23.7%
1,077 households
3 people in household16.8%
763 households
4 people in household13.9%
631 households
5 people in household10.6%
483 households
6 people in household4.5%
204 households
7 people in household2.1%
97 households
8 or more people in household1.4%
65 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.5%
3,136 residents
15–2920.4%
2,716 residents
30–4421.7%
2,895 residents
45–6422.2%
2,957 residents
65 and over12.2%
1,627 residents
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh50.4%
6,714 residents
White40.7%
5,424 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
470 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
435 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
281 residents
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.5%
2,643 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.7%
2,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,524 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,446 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
1,262 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
441 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
5,425 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
4,284 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed17%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
1,407 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
1,382 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.4%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
944 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
6,041 residents
Good health35.2%
4,687 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,806 residents
Bad health4.6%
612 residents
Very bad health1.4%
184 residents
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
11,153 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
2,178 residents
Scholemoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.7%
1,809 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,657 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.8%
809 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
262 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Scholemoor · 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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