Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006948

Central Bradford

Central Bradford is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,447 residents in Bradford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bradford

6,447

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,688

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,284.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

65.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Bradford

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

Tenure

Private rented62.1%

1,669 households

Social rented22.9%

615 households

Owned14.8%

398 households

Shared ownership0.1%

4 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement55.4%

1,487 households

Terraced16.8%

452 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse12.5%

335 households

Semi-detached5.1%

136 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.8%

130 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%

87 households

Detached2%

54 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

5 households

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household65.6%

1,761 households

1 car or van in household26.7%

717 households

2 cars or vans in household5.6%

150 households

3 or more cars or vans in household2.2%

58 households

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom46.8%

1,257 households

2 bedrooms30.3%

815 households

4 or more bedrooms13.8%

372 households

3 bedrooms9%

242 households

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.9%

1,313 households

Single family household41.8%

1,121 households

Other household types9.3%

249 households

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.9%

1,314 households

2 people in household19.8%

533 households

3 people in household10.5%

283 households

4 people in household7.7%

206 households

5 people in household4.7%

126 households

6 people in household4%

107 households

7 people in household2.4%

65 households

8 or more people in household1.9%

52 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%

1,388 residents

15–2929%

1,867 residents

30–4430.3%

1,951 residents

45–6414.4%

930 residents

65 and over4.8%

310 residents

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh56.5%

3,645 residents

White25.3%

1,633 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.2%

530 residents

Other ethnic group6.3%

404 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%

235 residents

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33%

1,645 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications25.5%

1,272 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.1%

654 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications10.4%

520 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%

508 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.9%

195 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.8%

188 residents aged 16 and over

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%

2,642 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive42.9%

2,134 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student4.1%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed23.1%

1,149 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.8%

736 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students13.9%

695 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%

657 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%

454 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%

402 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%

367 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.4%

320 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%

2,927 residents

Good health36.4%

2,344 residents

Fair health12.1%

782 residents

Bad health4.7%

300 residents

Very bad health1.5%

94 residents

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%

5,546 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14%

900 residents

Central Bradford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.2%

1,025 households

Household is not deprived in any dimension32.4%

871 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%

542 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions8.6%

230 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%

18 households

Central Bradford · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006948

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Central Bradford

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Bradford

Life in Central Bradford

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.