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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005248

Nelson Bradley

Nelson Bradley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,707 residents in Pendle. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,707

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,625

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,766.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.6%

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.

Accrington West, Hyndburn13,414 residents · 51.1% owned · 33.4% no carWardleworth & Newbold Brow, Rochdale10,362 residents · 49.2% owned · 33.3% no carBurnden & Great Lever, Bolton9,845 residents · 42.1% owned · 36.1% no carHalliwell & Brownlow Fold, Bolton9,047 residents · 37.6% owned · 39.5% no carRose Hill & Castleward, Derby11,564 residents · 33.7% owned · 46.8% no carLockwood, Kirklees7,790 residents · 48.8% owned · 37.3% no car

Most similar within Pendle

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Nelson East, Pendle10,466 residents · 46.2% owned · 40.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nelson Bradley

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

Tenure

Owned46.9%
1,231 households
Private rented32%
839 households
Social rented20.5%
539 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.8%
1,491 households
Semi-detached25.1%
659 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
267 households
Detached5%
130 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,109 households
No cars or vans in household38.3%
1,005 households
2 cars or vans in household15.2%
399 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
113 households
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.4%
1,114 households
3 bedrooms34%
893 households
1 bedroom13.6%
356 households
4 or more bedrooms10%
263 households
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
1,439 households
One-person household32.9%
864 households
Other household types12.3%
323 households
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
864 households
2 people in household22.1%
581 households
3 people in household12.4%
325 households
4 people in household11.2%
295 households
5 people in household8.6%
225 households
6 people in household6.6%
173 households
8 or more people in household3.5%
92 households
7 people in household2.7%
71 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.8%
1,913 residents
15–2921.5%
1,655 residents
30–4422%
1,698 residents
45–6420.2%
1,554 residents
65 and over11.5%
887 residents
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh58.3%
4,489 residents
White37.5%
2,891 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
164 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
134 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications37.1%
2,103 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.6%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
651 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51%
2,888 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.6%
2,639 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed23%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations21.6%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.7%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.3%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
257 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.9%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,548 residents
Good health32.9%
2,537 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,070 residents
Bad health5.5%
426 residents
Very bad health1.6%
126 residents
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
6,360 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,347 residents
Nelson Bradley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39%
1,025 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.2%
661 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension24.9%
653 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.9%
261 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
25 households
Nelson Bradley · 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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