Keighley Central & East

Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 12,173 · 7 LSOAs

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

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,517 of 6,856 in England
  • #617 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #44 of 63 in Bradford
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,884
Median age (est.)33
Density1,827per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above20%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 14%25–44 29%45–64 21%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 10%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 33%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional8%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 47%Asian: 50%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 47%Asian 50%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Muslim 47% · Christian 24% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Keighley Central & East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,517 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #44 of 63 in Bradford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (51) and lowest on Living environment (1). Typical homes here, about £135,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 90 sales), 27% below the wider Bradford median of £185,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,129 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 224 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 7 · #6,394
Employment 10 · #6,195
Education 4 · #6,579
Health 10 · #6,168
Crime 12 · #6,044
Housing & access 51 · #3,371
Living environment 1 · #6,805

House prices ?

£135,000median (12m) · +6.1% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£135,00090+6.1%+35.0%
Detached£269,99812+44.0%+42.1%
Semi-detached£170,00025-1.4%+24.1%
Terraced£110,00053+10.0%+57.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£135,000
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)£33,129±£4,749 · #5,631 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,946
Price-to-income ?4.1×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 ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

224 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,730 offences
Bradford120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #6,235 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,099
Theft764
Burglary79
Vehicle crime90
Criminal damage & arson168
Public order & weapons303
Drugs106
Robbery45
Other76

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 301 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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