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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002242

Low Moor

Low Moor is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,885 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
7,885

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,512

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,059.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.3%

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.

Droylsden East, Tameside7,993 residents · 63.7% owned · 26.6% no carBlack Lane, Bury7,675 residents · 72.2% owned · 19.8% no carDenton East, Tameside5,634 residents · 66.0% owned · 24.8% no carSawley, Erewash9,388 residents · 69.5% owned · 19.5% no carDunston Hill, Gateshead6,220 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.3% no carChorley North, Chorley7,986 residents · 66.6% owned · 19.4% 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 Low Moor

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

Tenure

Owned74%
2,600 households
Private rented17%
598 households
Social rented8.8%
310 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.2%
1,938 households
Terraced26%
914 households
Detached10.5%
369 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
239 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,652 households
2 cars or vans in household25.3%
889 households
No cars or vans in household20%
702 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
271 households
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.3%
1,697 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
1,100 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
431 households
1 bedroom8.1%
285 households
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,233 households
One-person household31.9%
1,121 households
Other household types4.5%
157 households
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,273 households
1 person in household31.9%
1,121 households
3 people in household16.5%
581 households
4 people in household9.8%
343 households
5 people in household3.9%
137 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,259 residents
15–2916.1%
1,270 residents
30–4418%
1,423 residents
45–6427.5%
2,167 residents
65 and over22.4%
1,765 residents
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.9%
6,692 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.5%
827 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
206 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
69 residents
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.8%
1,555 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.3%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
3,805 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
2,650 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
3,361 residents
Good health35.9%
2,829 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,268 residents
Bad health4.1%
323 residents
Very bad health1.3%
105 residents
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
6,347 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,536 residents
Low Moor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,563 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,247 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
549 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Low Moor · 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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