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Administrative Areas

Ward
Houghton Hall
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
South West Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
138
Population
375
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
109
England❚LU5 5AU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
30
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
40
C2 Skilled manual workers
24
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
15

Age Groups

Population
375
Under 16
21%
16 - 64
67%
65 or over
13%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
16%
16 - 29
16%
30 - 44
19%
45 - 59
25%
60 - 74
13%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
298
Single
79
Married
166
Separated
6
Divorced
27
Widowed
20

Health

Population
375
Very good
194
Good
131
Fair
34
Bad
10
Very bad
27

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
298
England❚LU5 5AU❚
Degree or above
30
2+ A Levels or equivalent
21
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
61
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
44
Apprenticeship
67
Other qualifications
18
No qualifications
57

Ethnicity

Population
375
White British
322
White Irish
6
White Gypsy
1
White Other
19
Mixed Black Caribbean
5
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
5
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
1
Asian Bangladeshi
5
Asian Chinese
1
Asian Other
3
Black African
2
Black Caribbean
3

Country of Birth

Population
375
England
335
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
3
Wales
6
Ireland
5
Italy
1
Poland
4
Zimbabwe
5
Middle East
1
Bangladesh
1
Philippines
2
Carribean
6
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
375
Christian
245
Hindu
1
Jewish
7
Muslim
5
Other
5
No religion
89
Not stated
23

Industry

Population
197
Manufacturing
30
Construction
21
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
44
Transport and storage
16
Accommodation and food
4
Information and communication
4
Financial and insurance
7
Real estate
5
Professional, scientific and technical
11
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
6
Education
22
Human health and social work
17

Economic Activity

Population
271
England❚LU5 5AU❚
Full-Time employee
125
Part-Time employee
39
Self employed
26
Unemployed
12
Retired
24
Looking after home/family
11
Long-term sick/disabled
9
Student
21
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
4
Unemployed - Long term
4

Housing Tenure

All categoies
138
Owned outright
47
Owned with mortgage
72
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
1
Rented - private landlord
14
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
139
Occupied
138
Unoccupied
1
Detached
49
Semi detached
54
Terraced
35
Flat - purpose built
1

Household Size

All categoies
138
One person
27
Two people
52
Three people
19
Four people
24
Five people
7
Six people
9

Nearby postcodes

LU5 5AS LU5 5BF LU5 5BA LU5 5UL LU5 4RZ LU5 5GN LU5 5TA

Data Sources

  • Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019
  • Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2019
  • Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2019