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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006945

Steeton & Silsden Rural

Steeton & Silsden Rural is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,694 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford
8,694

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,814

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

246.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.9%

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.

Littleborough South & Smithy Bridge, Rochdale6,325 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.1% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carKingmoor, Houghton & Whiteclosegate, Carlisle10,998 residents · 80.7% owned · 10.8% no carGarlands & Dalston, Carlisle11,878 residents · 83.1% owned · 9.8% no carTownsend Fold & Edenfield, Rossendale6,294 residents · 78.9% owned · 10.4% no carHalton & Caton, Lancaster6,024 residents · 81.3% owned · 10.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Steeton & Silsden Rural

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

Tenure

Owned81.4%
3,106 households
Private rented13.7%
521 households
Social rented4.4%
167 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.5%
1,392 households
Detached28.7%
1,095 households
Terraced27.7%
1,056 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
147 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
45 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,713 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
1,224 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
502 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
376 households
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,760 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
1,001 households
4 or more bedrooms23.3%
888 households
1 bedroom4.3%
165 households
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
2,646 households
One-person household27.9%
1,065 households
Other household types2.7%
102 households
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41%
1,564 households
1 person in household27.9%
1,065 households
3 people in household15.3%
583 households
4 people in household12.2%
465 households
5 people in household2.7%
104 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,340 residents
15–2913.8%
1,197 residents
30–4418.5%
1,611 residents
45–6428.5%
2,477 residents
65 and over23.8%
2,070 residents
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
8,235 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
287 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
86 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
38 residents
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.9%
2,620 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.8%
4,432 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,749 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,148 residents
Good health35.3%
3,070 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,106 residents
Bad health3.2%
279 residents
Very bad health1%
91 residents
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
7,240 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,454 residents
Steeton & Silsden Rural · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.4%
2,265 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
1,155 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
343 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Steeton & Silsden Rural · 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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