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Idle & Thackley

Ward

East Bradford. About 17,591 people in 9.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Idle & Thackley, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,275
389th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.6%
2,395th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Idle & Thackley compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Idle & ThackleyMiddle
Population30 wards, Bradford · 2021
Population: every ward in Bradford30 areas from 13,915 to 22,758. The middle area is 17,595. Idle & Thackley is 17,275.
17,27514th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 wards, Bradford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bradford30 areas from 84.0% to 99.5%. The middle area is 96.6%. Idle & Thackley is 96.9%.
96.9%joint 13th highest
Claimant rate30 wards, Bradford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bradford30 areas from 1.0% to 12.5%. The middle area is 6.4%. Idle & Thackley is 3.5%.
3.5%9th lowest
Aged 15 to 6430 wards, Bradford · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bradford30 areas from 53.9% to 72.3%. The middle area is 63.6%. Idle & Thackley is 64.6%.
64.6%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Bradford

These figures are published for the whole of Bradford, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bradford and not Idle & Thackley alone. See Bradford

Average house price
£182,766
Up 2.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,526
26th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.7
12th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Idle & Thackley in brief

Idle & Thackley had 17,275 usual residents at the census.

In Idle & Thackley, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Idle & Thackley, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.6% of residents in Idle & Thackley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.