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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
113
Population
309
Males
46%
Females
54%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
75
England❚LU5 5DU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
6
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
20
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
22

Age Groups

Population
309
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
54%
65 or over
28%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
11%
16 - 29
16%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
17%
60 - 74
15%
75 or over
18%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
254
Single
62
Married
128
Separated
7
Divorced
22
Widowed
35

Health

Population
309
Very good
108
Good
125
Fair
51
Bad
18
Very bad
22

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
254
England❚LU5 5DU❚
Degree or above
20
2+ A Levels or equivalent
17
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
47
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
38
Apprenticeship
27
Other qualifications
12
No qualifications
93

Ethnicity

Population
309
White British
278
White Irish
11
White Other
5
Asian Indian
2
Asian Pakistani
1
Asian Chinese
9
Asian Other
1
Black African
1
Black Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
309
England
260
Scotland
4
Wales
9
Ireland
9
Germany
1
Italy
1
South Africa
7
Zimbabwe
1
Middle East
1
China
6
India
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
3
Australia
3

Religion

Population
309
Christian
173
Buddhist
2
Hindu
1
No religion
80
Not stated
53

Industry

Population
115
Mining
2
Manufacturing
11
Construction
15
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
24
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
9
Information and communication
5
Financial and insurance
1
Professional, scientific and technical
6
Administrative and support
2
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
10
Human health and social work
18

Economic Activity

Population
197
England❚LU5 5DU❚
Full-Time employee
71
Part-Time employee
29
Self employed
12
Unemployed
13
Retired
38
Looking after home/family
11
Long-term sick/disabled
11
Student
8
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
113
Owned outright
44
Owned with mortgage
36
Rented - council
5
Rented - other social
6
Rented - private landlord
19
Rented - other private
2
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
118
Occupied
113
Unoccupied
5
Detached
28
Semi detached
40
Terraced
27
Flat - purpose built
14
Flat - converted
1
Flat - in commerical building
8

Household Size

All categoies
113
One person
36
Two people
37
Three people
17
Four people
10
Five people
11
Six people
2

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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