We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for Riddlesden in Bradford from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Riddlesden older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Riddlesden and Bradford? Is Riddlesden an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.
How many residents own or rent their home in Riddlesden and Bradford
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Riddlesden either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 70.99 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 29.01 of Riddlesden residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area |
Owned |
Rented |
Keighley East |
70.99% |
29.01% |
Bradford |
61.74% |
38.26% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
62.58% |
37.42% |
England |
61.31% |
38.69% |
Riddlesden has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.
Riddlesden compared to other wards in Bradford
# |
Ward |
Owned |
Rented |
1 |
Wharfedale (Bradford) |
82.37% |
17.63% |
2 |
Ilkley |
77.47% |
22.53% |
3 |
Craven |
76.7% |
23.3% |
4 |
Baildon |
76.67% |
23.33% |
5 |
Worth Valley |
76.19% |
23.81% |
6 |
Bingley Rural |
75.41% |
24.59% |
7 |
Keighley East |
70.99% |
29.01% |
8 |
Bingley |
70.71% |
29.29% |
9 |
Idle and Thackley |
70.41% |
29.59% |
10 |
Queensbury (Bradford) |
70.38% |
29.62% |
11 |
Wyke |
67.95% |
32.05% |
12 |
Wibsey |
64.43% |
35.57% |
13 |
Bolton and Undercliffe |
64.18% |
35.82% |
14 |
Thornton and Allerton |
63.58% |
36.42% |
15 |
Heaton (Bradford) |
62.96% |
37.04% |
16 |
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
62.01% |
37.99% |
17 |
Shipley |
61.96% |
38.04% |
18 |
Windhill and Wrose |
60.96% |
39.04% |
19 |
Royds |
59.57% |
40.43% |
20 |
Toller (Bradford) |
58.86% |
41.14% |
21 |
Great Horton |
58.02% |
41.98% |
22 |
Keighley West |
57.96% |
42.04% |
23 |
Keighley Central |
55.75% |
44.25% |
24 |
Eccleshill |
55.67% |
44.33% |
25 |
Bradford Moor |
55.11% |
44.89% |
26 |
Little Horton |
44.69% |
55.31% |
27 |
Tong |
43.73% |
56.27% |
28 |
Manningham |
43.7% |
56.3% |
29 |
Bowling and Barkerend |
41.97% |
58.03% |
30 |
City (Bradford) |
27.71% |
72.29% |
Riddlesden is ranked 7 out of 30 wards in Bradford for the percentage of home owners.
What are the occupations of the residents of Riddlesden?
The largest employment sector in Riddlesden is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.
Sector |
Proportion |
Professional Occupations |
16.15% |
Skilled Trades |
11.98% |
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials |
11.59% |
Associate Professional & Technical |
11.41% |
Caring, leisure & Other Services |
11.39% |
Elementary Occupations |
10.31% |
Administrative & Secretarial |
9.38% |
Process Plant & Machine Operatives |
8.66% |
Riddlesden Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Riddlesden residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
- Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
- Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
- Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
- Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd
In this first table we have compared Riddlesden to the national average for England.
Level |
Keighley East |
England |
No Qualifications |
20.41% |
18.08% |
Level 1 |
11.08% |
9.69% |
Level 2 |
14.15% |
13.32% |
Apprenticeship |
6.3% |
5.32% |
Level 3 |
17.51% |
16.92% |
Level 4 |
28.13% |
33.92% |
Riddlesden Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Keighley East.
Age Band |
Proportion |
4 & under |
|
5 - 9 years |
|
10 - 15 years |
|
16 - 19 years |
|
20 - 24 years |
|
25 - 34 years |
|
35 - 49 years |
|
50 - 64 years |
|
65 - 74 years |
|
75 - 84 years |
|
85 years & over |
|
Riddlesden Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Bradford.
Area |
Unemployed |
Yearly Change |
Bradford |
6.7% |
-0.4% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
4.2% |
-0.3% |
England |
3.8% |
-0.3% |
UK |
3.7% |
-0.3% |
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Riddlesden on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Riddlesden.
Economic Status |
Proportion |
In Employment |
55.19% |
In Part-Time Work |
30.42% |
Unemployed |
5.45% |
69.58% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Riddlesden
Riddlesden & Bradford Immigration Statistics
We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Riddlesden in the Bradford local area district.
Riddlesden has a lower rate of immigrants than Bradford, the Yorkshire and The Humber region and England as a whole.
Area |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
Keighley East |
88.75% |
11.25% |
Bradford |
81.34% |
18.66% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
88.65% |
11.35% |
England |
82.65% |
17.35% |
Riddlesden compared to other wards in Bradford
# |
Ward |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
1 |
City |
50.18% |
49.82% |
2 |
Manningham |
59.49% |
40.51% |
3 |
Little Horton |
61.47% |
38.53% |
4 |
Bradford Moor |
62.86% |
37.14% |
5 |
Toller |
63.34% |
36.66% |
6 |
Bowling and Barkerend |
67.14% |
32.86% |
7 |
Great Horton |
68.49% |
31.51% |
8 |
Heaton |
71% |
29% |
9 |
Keighley Central |
74.46% |
25.54% |
10 |
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
81.44% |
18.56% |
11 |
Bolton and Undercliffe |
81.74% |
18.26% |
12 |
Tong |
84.88% |
15.12% |
13 |
Wibsey |
85.32% |
14.68% |
14 |
Thornton and Allerton |
85.69% |
14.31% |
15 |
Eccleshill |
86.84% |
13.16% |
16 |
Keighley East |
88.75% |
11.25% |
17 |
Shipley |
88.83% |
11.17% |
18 |
Royds |
90.16% |
9.84% |
19 |
Windhill and Wrose |
90.97% |
9.03% |
20 |
Keighley West |
92.56% |
7.44% |
21 |
Ilkley |
93.66% |
6.34% |
22 |
Wyke |
93.95% |
6.05% |
23 |
Queensbury |
94.05% |
5.95% |
24 |
Bingley |
94.53% |
5.47% |
25 |
Idle and Thackley |
94.8% |
5.2% |
26 |
Bingley Rural |
95.3% |
4.7% |
27 |
Craven |
95.4% |
4.6% |
28 |
Baildon |
95.61% |
4.39% |
29 |
Wharfedale |
95.89% |
4.11% |
30 |
Worth Valley |
97.17% |
2.83% |
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Riddlesden is ranked 16 out of 30 wards in Bradford for the number of residents born outside of the UK.
Riddlesden Health Statistics
Keighley East has a lower proportion of residents (very_good_pc-$ward_health->very_good_pc, 2)%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
Keighley East |
46.49% |
35.37% |
13.21% |
3.73% |
1.2% |
Bradford |
46.14% |
34.53% |
13.38% |
4.56% |
1.39% |
Yorkshire and The Humber |
46.18% |
34.31% |
13.7% |
4.49% |
1.32% |
England |
48.49% |
33.71% |
12.65% |
3.98% |
1.17% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
How has the health of residents in Bradford changed since 2011?
Bradford residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.25% between the 2011 and 2021 census.
Year |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
2011 |
44.81% |
35.61% |
13.7% |
4.55% |
1.33% |
2021 |
46.14% |
34.53% |
13.38% |
4.56% |
1.39% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
What is the population of Riddlesden and Bradford?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Bradford including Riddlesden. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward |
Population |
Baildon |
15263 |
Bingley |
18275 |
Bingley Rural |
18716 |
Bolton and Undercliffe |
17122 |
Bowling and Barkerend |
22379 |
Bradford Moor |
21358 |
City |
25951 |
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
17412 |
Craven |
17014 |
Eccleshill |
19602 |
Great Horton |
19202 |
Heaton |
18544 |
Idle and Thackley |
16846 |
Ilkley |
14757 |
Keighley Central |
18448 |
Keighley East |
16604 |
Keighley West |
16813 |
Little Horton |
23338 |
Manningham |
20314 |
Queensbury |
16943 |
Royds |
17706 |
Shipley |
15644 |
Thornton and Allerton |
18277 |
Toller |
20343 |
Tong |
22712 |
Wharfedale |
11911 |
Wibsey |
15007 |
Windhill and Wrose |
16294 |
Worth Valley |
14153 |
Wyke |
15180 |
Bradford Total |
542128 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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