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Affluence in BD21 4HR

How BD21 4HR 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
1,681 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off BD21 4HR is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the BD21 4HR 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
  • Education and skills1.0
  • Living environment1.0
  • Older people in low-income households1.0
  • Employment2.0
  • Health and disability2.0
  • Children in low-income families2.0
  • Crime3.0
  • 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

45.7% of adults in the BD21 4HR area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 8.5% are retired and 10.6% are full-time students.

BD21 4HREngland
Employee, full-time22.8%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.7%11.9%
Self-employed9.3%9.5%
Unemployed6.8%2.9%
Full-time student10.6%7.9%
Retired8.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family14.7%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.6%4.1%
Other9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

12.8% of adults in the BD21 4HR area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

BD21 4HREngland
Higher managerial & professional4.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional8.1%19.9%
Intermediate6.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.3%5.3%
Semi-routine12.5%11.3%
Routine16%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed27%8.5%
Full-time students10.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

17.9% of adults in the BD21 4HR area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 36% have no qualifications.

BD21 4HREngland
Degree level or above17.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C14.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship2.5%5.3%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%
No qualifications36%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 4HR (Keighley Central & East) (about 1,681 residents).

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

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