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Administrative Areas

Ward
Wilshamstead
Local Authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural village
Households
122
Population
314
Males
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
121
England❚MK42 6BP❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
39
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
41
C2 Skilled manual workers
20
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
21

Age Groups

Population
314
Under 16
29%
16 - 64
71%
65 or over
1%
Under 4
16%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
32%
30 - 44
29%
45 - 59
9%
60 - 74
0%
75 or over
0%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
224
Single
118
Married
90
Civil partnership
2
Separated
4
Divorced
8
Widowed
2

Health

Population
314
Very good
188
Good
99
Fair
22
Bad
2
Very bad
8

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
224
England❚MK42 6BP❚
Degree or above
36
2+ A Levels or equivalent
6
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
43
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
33
Apprenticeship
88
Other qualifications
10
No qualifications
8

Ethnicity

Population
314
White British
237
White Irish
6
White Other
20
Mixed Black Caribbean
11
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
8
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
14
Asian Pakistani
1
Asian Bangladeshi
3
Asian Chinese
1
Black African
6
Black Caribbean
4

Country of Birth

Population
314
England
274
Scotland
1
Wales
2
Ireland
1
Germany
6
Poland
4
Ghana
1
Nigeria
2
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
1
Middle East
1
China
1
Hong Kong
1
Bangladesh
2
India
4
Carribean
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
3
Australia
1

Religion

Population
314
Christian
130
Hindu
6
Muslim
13
Sikh
6
Other
2
No religion
146
Not stated
11

Industry

Population
191
Manufacturing
8
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
13
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
32
Transport and storage
19
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
8
Financial and insurance
5
Professional, scientific and technical
9
Administrative and support
10
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
23
Education
25
Human health and social work
25

Economic Activity

Population
223
England❚MK42 6BP❚
Full-Time employee
146
Part-Time employee
27
Self employed
12
Unemployed
7
Retired
1
Looking after home/family
10
Long-term sick/disabled
1
Student
15
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
122
Owned outright
3
Owned with mortgage
62
Shared ownership
15
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
38
Rented - private landlord
1
Rented - other private
1

Housing Types

All categoies
131
Occupied
122
Unoccupied
9
Detached
26
Semi detached
38
Terraced
54
Flat - purpose built
13

Household Size

All categoies
122
One person
12
Two people
58
Three people
32
Four people
13
Five people
6
Eight or over
1

Nearby postcodes

MK42 6AF MK42 6DG

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