Clayton

Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,343 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

25Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,167 of 6,856 in England
  • #445 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #25 of 63 in Bradford
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,285
Median age (est.)39
Density2,117per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above26%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Administrative 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Administrative12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 24%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 71%Asian 24%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 32% · Muslim 18%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Clayton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,167 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 63 in Bradford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (61) and lowest on Crime (12). Typical homes here sold for about £180,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 129 sales), in line with the wider Bradford median of £185,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,541 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 91 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 35 · #4,426
Employment 25 · #5,160
Education 23 · #5,256
Health 24 · #5,222
Crime 12 · #6,010
Housing & access 61 · #2,672
Living environment 30 · #4,810

House prices ?

£180,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£180,0001290.0%+24.1%
Detached£316,75024+1.8%+12.9%
Semi-detached£205,00042+3.5%+27.3%
Terraced£140,00055-1.1%+26.1%
Flat£77,0008+25.2%-23.0%
This area£180,000
Bradford£185,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,541±£4,973 · #4,868 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,780
Price-to-income ?5.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

91 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 760 offences
Bradford120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,595 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences402
Theft74
Burglary53
Vehicle crime77
Criminal damage & arson56
Public order & weapons53
Drugs17
Robbery5
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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