THE FIVE most deprived areas of Bradford have been revealed from the latest 2021 census results as over 57 per cent of Bradford households fall into the deprived category.

As part of the 2021 census, households in England and Wales were classified in terms of four different "dimensions of deprivation", which are based on certain characteristics.

The first is where any member of a household, who is not a full-time student, is either unemployed or long-term sick, and the second covers households where no person has at least five or more GCSE passes or equivalent qualifications, and no 16 to 18-year-olds at the home are full-time students.

The third dimension is where any person in the household has general health that is “bad” or “very bad” or has a long-term health problem, and the fourth where the household’s accommodation is either overcrowded or is in a shared dwelling or has no central heating.

Office for National Statistics data show 57 per cent  of households in Bradford were deprived in at least one of these "dimensions" when the most recent census was carried out.

It meant the area stood above the average across England and Wales​, of 51.7 per cent. ​However, it represented a drop from 62.5 per cent at the time of the last census in 2011.

A further breakdown reveals which of the area's 63 neighborhoods were most affected by deprivation last year.

In Bradford, the five areas with the highest deprivation rates were:

Canterbury is the most deprived area with 75.7 per cent of households deprived in at least one dimension at the time of the 2021 census.

Councillor Talat Sajawal (Bradford Independent Group) whose Little Horton ward covers the estate, said: “This is one of the highest deprived areas nationally.

“We have a high number of benefit claimants in the area and we need government investment.

“There’s a centre in the middle of Canterbury which has been closed for three to four years now and if we got it up and running we could run a number of things from there alone.

“There are services available to people to help with money management and getting young people in employment.

In Barkerend East 75.4 per cent of households fall into one of the dimensions. A councillor highlighted how people in his ward have expressed their concerns of the coming winter.

Councillor Hassan Khan (Lab, Bowling and Barkerend) said: “People are coming to me and talking about their bills and the cost of essential items.

“The cost of everything has gone up but wages have stayed the same and families don’t know how they are going to get through the winter.

“They won’t have central heating and their children will be home over the holidays.

“The government needs to do something to help these people.”

Meanwhile, 74.7 per cent of households in Brown Royd fall into one of the dimensions of deprivation, making it the third most deprived area.

Holme Top came in at fourth with 74.1 per cent of households meeting one of the dimension criteria.

Girlington came in at number five with 73.8 per cent of households.

Councillor Fozia Shaheen (Lab, Toller) said: “This area has been known for poverty for a long time but there are services available to people.

“The biggest issue is housing, families all living together in close spaces and damp houses.”

By contrast, the neighbourhood with the lowest level of deprivation was Menston and Burley Moor, at 35.5% of households.

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