Thornton

Bradford · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,499 · 5 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,036 of 6,856 in England
  • #432 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #23 of 63 in Bradford
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,533
Median age (est.)43
Density707per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 11%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 83%Asian 11%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 38% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Thornton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,036 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 63 in Bradford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (34) and lowest on Crime (15). Typical homes here, about £185,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 119 sales), in line with the wider Bradford median of £185,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,081 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 103 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,529
Employment 27 · #4,995
Education 34 · #4,536
Health 26 · #5,050
Crime 15 · #5,839
Housing & access 30 · #4,769
Living environment 23 · #5,297

House prices ?

£185,000median (12m) · +5.1% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£185,000119+5.1%+27.8%
Detached£287,25222-0.9%+16.3%
Semi-detached£189,99552+1.6%+26.7%
Terraced£141,85044+16.7%+35.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£185,000
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)£36,081±£5,063 · #4,679 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,568
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 ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

103 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 875 offences
Bradford120
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,025 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences443
Theft88
Burglary37
Vehicle crime75
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons90
Drugs29
Robbery4
Other49

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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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