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Administrative Areas

Ward
Heath and Reach
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
South West Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
127
Population
279
Males
48%
Females
52%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
75
England❚LU7 7JF❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
21
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
16
C2 Skilled manual workers
16
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
22

Age Groups

Population
279
Under 16
16%
16 - 64
56%
65 or over
28%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
11%
16 - 29
7%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
24%
60 - 74
25%
75 or over
11%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
235
Single
45
Married
135
Civil partnership
2
Separated
3
Divorced
31
Widowed
19

Health

Population
279
Very good
113
Good
109
Fair
47
Bad
6
Very bad
31

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
235
England❚LU7 7JF❚
Degree or above
22
2+ A Levels or equivalent
11
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
20
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
29
Apprenticeship
67
Other qualifications
13
No qualifications
73

Ethnicity

Population
279
White British
271
White Irish
1
White Other
3
Mixed Asian
2
Asian Indian
1
Asian Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
279
England
265
Scotland
4
Wales
2
Ireland
1
France
1
Germany
1
Ghana
1
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
1

Religion

Population
279
Christian
185
Buddhist
3
Hindu
1
Jewish
3
Other
2
No religion
58
Not stated
27

Industry

Population
136
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Mining
1
Manufacturing
12
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
1
Water supply and waste management
3
Construction
9
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
34
Transport and storage
9
Accommodation and food
4
Information and communication
6
Financial and insurance
8
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
3
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
5
Education
12
Human health and social work
15

Economic Activity

Population
203
England❚LU7 7JF❚
Full-Time employee
88
Part-Time employee
28
Self employed
19
Unemployed
2
Retired
46
Looking after home/family
9
Long-term sick/disabled
5
Student
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
127
Owned outright
40
Owned with mortgage
42
Rented - council
38
Rented - other social
2
Rented - private landlord
4
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
140
Occupied
127
Unoccupied
13
Detached
41
Semi detached
81
Terraced
11
Flat - purpose built
7

Household Size

All categoies
127
One person
32
Two people
60
Three people
18
Four people
13
Five people
3
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

LU7 3FW LU7 3HU LU7 3JE LU7 3JT LU7 3BD LU7 3BB

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