Socio-economic statistics for New Road Side, Bradford

If you are thinking of moving to New Road Side or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare New Road Side to figures for Bradford and nationally. These statistics can tell you if New Road Side is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

New Road Side General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for New Road Side. The percentage of residents in New Road Side rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in New Road Side rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of New Road Side is generally worse than in the average person in England.

Health	Bradford	England
Very Good	44.81%	47.17%
Good	35.61%	34.22%
Fair	13.70%	13.12%
Bad	4.55%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.33%	1.25%

New Road Side Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. New Road Side has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Bradford	England
AB	16.78%	22.96%
C1	29.04%	30.92%
C2	20.57%	20.64%
DE	33.61%	25.49%

New Road Side Age Distribution Statistics

The population of New Road Side as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of New Road Side is also older than the average, making New Road Side a older persons location.

Age	Bradford	England
Age 0 to 4	7.9%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	7.2%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.9%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4.1%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	9.4%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	7.4%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20.8%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	17.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	5.1%	6%
Age 65 to 74	6.8%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	4.7%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	1.8%	2.3%
Mean Age	36.2	39.3
Median Age	34	39

New Road Side Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Bradford	England
Owned	29.3%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.7%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	5.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	8.9%	8.3%
Private Rented	16.6%	15.4%
Other	1.5%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.5%	1.3%

New Road Side Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of New Road Side are from the UK Census of 2011. Since New Road Side has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Country	Bradford	England
United Kingdom	82.8%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.1%	3.7%
Outside the EU	13.6%	9.4%

New Road Side Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in New Road Side come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in New Road Side is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in New Road Side than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	Bradford	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	5.7%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	18.4%	13.5%

New Road Side Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of New Road Side and are from the UK Census of 2011. New Road Side has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.

Qualification	Bradford	England
No Qualifications	27.7%	22.5%
Level 1	14.1%	13.3%
Level 2	14.8%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	11.3%	12.4%
Level 4	21.8%	27.4%
Other	6.5%	5.7%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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