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Email: observatory@bradford.gov.uk
Area Profiles

This is the Area Profiles section, where you will find information about Area Profiles and Neighbourhoods. The need to work with and understand the needs of citizens at a neighbourhood level has increasingly come to the fore in recent years in government thinking and has become enshrined in the concept of “neighbourhood management” and in proposals to devolve more of the decision-making processes to local people. Within Bradford Council there is a specific Neighbourhoods Service which supports the Neighbourhoods agenda. It has the following key aims:

1. Engaging citizens and supporting neighbourhood working through local partnerships

2. Developing service co-ordination and tasking at a ward level

3. Strengthening connections between localities, Area and District, particularly Area and District

4. Using data to help set local priorities and help ensure all localities meet agreed outcomes

The Observatory will support neighbourhood-level working through providing wherever possible, the local small-area intelligence necessary to plan and deliver services at this local level as well as facilitating greater local consultation and involvement of communities. Specific coverage is provided below for the ‘Streets Ahead’ neighbourhood management schemes and for the recent Area Conferences.
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Streets Ahead

There are five local neighbourhood areas taking part in this particular neighbourhood management pilot initiative.
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Area Conferences

Area conferences are held annually in each of the five Area Committees - Each of which comprises of six electoral ward. To view the materials for the latest conferences and outcomes & priorities Click here.
Bradford District
Bradford Metropolitan District is the second largest sub-region district in the Yorkshire and Humber area region. It has a total area of 36,642 hectares and is the fourth largest District in England (in terms of population) after Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield with a population of 501,700. Two-thirds of the District is rural and there are more than 5,000 listed buildings and 57 conservation areas.
State of the District
This extensive summary report provides basic facts and figures about Bradford District. It includes chapters about: population, the local economy, education, the local environment, health, housing, and safer communities. It is updated annually.
Ward Profiles
The Ward Profiles use information taken from the 2001 Census. They provide information on the people living in the ward, including their age; their household type; housing characteristics; health and work status. The ward profiles also compare the ward with data for the Bradford District as a whole.
Economic Ward Profiles
A set of economic ward profiles have been produced as part of the Bradford District Economic Assessment to provide further information and analysis on the individual wards of the district. Together, the economic assessment and ward profiles provide the evidence base to support the review of the Bradford District Economic Strategy and Delivery Plan.
Health Acorn Profiles
ACORN is the leading geodemographic tool used to identify and understand the UK population and the demand for products and services. The Council use this information to improve their understanding of the district, target markets and determine where and how to best allocate resources.
West Yorkshire Police Area Profiles
West Yorkshire Police are undertaking the task of producing ward profiles for areas that fall into specific Police boundaries across the district. These provide information on the people living in the ward, including their age; ethnicity and household type.
Indices of Deprivation 2004 & 2007
The Indices of Deprivation (ID 2004 & ID 2007) pages can be accessed by clicking this box. You will have the ability to view both ID 2004 & ID 2007 tables and interactive maps at Ward and Lower Super Output Area (LSOA).
Bradford District Population Profiles
This link will provide you with access to a range of data relating to Bradford District population. You will be able to view and download selected population profiles at Ward and Lower Super Output Area (LSOA).
Labour Market Profiles
The Nomis Labour Market Profile brings together the most recent available data from several sources to give an overview of labour supply and demand within the Bradford district.
Health Profiles
Health Profiles provide a snapshot of health for each local council in England using key health indicators, which enables comparison locally, regionally and over time. They are designed to help local councils and the NHS decide where to target resources and tackle health inequalities in their local area.