Bradford vs Kirklees

A side-by-side comparison of the Bradford and Kirkleeslocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Bradford is the more populous; council tax is lower in Bradford; Bradford has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Bradford	Kirklees
Population	546,410	433,216
Density	1,491/km²	1,060/km²
Deprivation	34% in most-deprived 10%	12% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,361	£2,441
Schools Good/Outstanding	89%	82%
Aged under 16	23%	20%
Aged 16–64	62%	62%
Aged 65+	15%	18%

Bradford council area →Kirklees council area →