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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002234

Holme Wood

Holme Wood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,599 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
7,599

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,199

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,647.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

52.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.8%

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.

Woodthorpe, Sheffield10,975 residents · 32.1% owned · 39.7% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carBelle Isle North, Leeds6,364 residents · 30.0% owned · 46.8% no carKitts Green, Birmingham8,517 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.6% no carBentilee & Ubberley, Stoke-on-Trent10,449 residents · 29.1% owned · 36.9% no carBulwell West, Nottingham8,695 residents · 43.8% owned · 40.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holme Wood

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

Tenure

Social rented53.9%
1,724 households
Owned27.3%
873 households
Private rented18.3%
586 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.3%
1,608 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.5%
753 households
Terraced18.8%
603 households
Detached6.1%
195 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household52.1%
1,666 households
1 car or van in household35.5%
1,134 households
2 cars or vans in household10.3%
330 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
68 households
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,390 households
2 bedrooms29.6%
945 households
1 bedroom19.1%
612 households
4 or more bedrooms7.8%
250 households
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.3%
1,832 households
One-person household37.5%
1,199 households
Other household types5.3%
168 households
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.5%
1,199 households
2 people in household24.6%
787 households
3 people in household16.5%
528 households
4 people in household10.9%
348 households
5 people in household7.1%
227 households
6 people in household2.1%
67 households
7 people in household1%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.2%
1,991 residents
15–2920.7%
1,576 residents
30–4420.9%
1,589 residents
45–6421.8%
1,658 residents
65 and over10.3%
785 residents
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.5%
6,346 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
462 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
365 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
358 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
67 residents
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.2%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.8%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.3%
2,748 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.7%
2,605 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations26.5%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.9%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.5%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.8%
265 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.1%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,152 residents
Good health32.8%
2,490 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,246 residents
Bad health7.3%
557 residents
Very bad health2%
154 residents
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
5,797 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
1,802 residents
Holme Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,144 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.9%
862 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.6%
788 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions12%
385 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
21 households
Holme Wood · 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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