Photo: Kevin Waterhouse · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Low Bradley is over 55.9, older than 97% of UK towns
The share of shared households of unrelated adults is 1.5%, against 4.3% across England’s towns. 1,203 residents in 534 households: that is Low Bradley at the 2021 Census. Census figures put households with dependent children at 21% locally. Compared with other places, residents who describe themselves as White British are common here: 96%, more than in 85% of UK towns.
What the Census says about Low Bradley’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Low Bradley’s residents are under 55.9 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 33% are 65 or over, against 18% across England’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Low Bradley ranks above 95% of UK towns on residents aged 65 and over: 33%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns, against 8.1% in Low Bradley. To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Low Bradley sits below 93% of UK towns for full-time students (3.6%)
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Little separates the share of residents who moved in within the year here, 11%, from the figure across England’s towns. As a reference point, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 82% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Compared with 30% across England’s towns, 29% of households are one person living alone here.
In Low Bradley, 9.3% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 86% of UK towns
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
With households in detached houses at 34%, Low Bradley is ahead of 63% of UK towns on that count. At 7.2%, the share of households in flats is lower than in 71% of UK towns. The benchmark for households without a car or van across England’s towns: 24%. Households in terraced houses: 26% of the total.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 96% of UK towns: 99%
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The largest groups were born in EU countries (1.5%) and in Africa (1%). Across England’s towns, 90% of residents have English as their main language. Fewer residents born outside the UK than in 86% of UK towns: 3.4%.
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 56% in Low Bradley, more than in 82% of UK towns
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 96% of Low Bradley · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
At 37%, residents with no religion sit close to the figure across England’s towns. Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (1.8%), Mixed or multiple (1.2%) and Indian (0.8%). On average, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
A lower share of adults who have never married than 98% of UK towns, at 23%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
30 people care, unpaid, for 50 hours or more a week. As a yardstick, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. On married adults and civil partners, Low Bradley sits higher than 93% of UK towns: 57%. Across England’s towns, nearly one in ten residents give unpaid care; in the village, 11%.
A degree-level qualification for 41% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
In Low Bradley, 41% of adults hold a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns, while 14% have no qualification at all (18%).
No nearby town is as old as Low Bradley
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Bradley | 1,203 | — | 55.9 | 33% | 21% |
| Skipton | 15,050 | 2 mi | 45.9 | 24% | 23% |
| Carleton-in-Craven | 1,060 | 2.1 mi | 50.8 | 25% | 23% |
| Cross Hills | 4,809 | 2.3 mi | 47.8 | 27% | 27% |
| Silsden | 8,392 | 2.7 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 22% |
| Sutton-in-Craven | 2,719 | 2.8 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 27% |
| Steeton | 5,019 | 2.9 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 27% |
| Embsay | 1,723 | 3.2 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 27% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “North Yorkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in North Yorkshire (or England), summed the same way as Low Bradley’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Low Bradley’s residents
What is the population of Low Bradley?
The 2021 Census counted 1,203 people in Low Bradley’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Low Bradley?
The median age was 55.9 at the 2021 Census. 8.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 33% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Low Bradley?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 3.4% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Low Bradley?
37% said they had no religion and 56% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 6.7% didn’t answer.
Is Low Bradley good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Low Bradley’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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