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Affluence in BD21 3AB

How BD21 3AB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Keighley Central & East
Council
Bradford
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,211 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off BD21 3AB is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the BD21 3AB area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Income1.0
  • Employment1.0
  • Education and skills1.0
  • Health and disability1.0
  • Crime1.0
  • Living environment1.0
  • Children in low-income families1.0
  • Older people in low-income households1.0
  • Barriers to housing and services5.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£38,845
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
8%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

44.2% of adults in the BD21 3AB area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 8% are retired and 7.5% are full-time students.

BD21 3ABEngland
Employee, full-time25.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time11%11.9%
Self-employed7.8%9.5%
Unemployed7.9%2.9%
Full-time student7.5%7.9%
Retired8%21.5%
Looking after home or family12.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled10.9%4.1%
Other8.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

12.4% of adults in the BD21 3AB area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

BD21 3ABEngland
Higher managerial & professional2.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional9.6%19.9%
Intermediate5.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%5.3%
Semi-routine13.7%11.3%
Routine21.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed24.2%8.5%
Full-time students7.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

15.6% of adults in the BD21 3AB area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 35.6% have no qualifications.

BD21 3ABEngland
Degree level or above15.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent12.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C14.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.1%5.3%
Other qualifications3.5%2.8%
No qualifications35.6%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BD21 3AB (Keighley Central & East) (about 2,211 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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