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Administrative Areas

Ward
Kempston West
Local Authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
141
Population
373
Males
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
111
England❚MK42 7EN❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
7
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
24
C2 Skilled manual workers
34
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
46

Age Groups

Population
373
Under 16
24%
16 - 64
64%
65 or over
12%
Under 4
9%
5 - 15
15%
16 - 29
18%
30 - 44
21%
45 - 59
18%
60 - 74
14%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
284
Single
92
Married
136
Civil partnership
4
Separated
6
Divorced
34
Widowed
12

Health

Population
373
Very good
149
Good
152
Fair
53
Bad
17
Very bad
34

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
284
England❚MK42 7EN❚
Degree or above
17
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
37
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
62
Apprenticeship
52
Other qualifications
28
No qualifications
78

Ethnicity

Population
373
White British
239
White Irish
4
White Other
18
Mixed Black Caribbean
11
Mixed Black African
6
Mixed Asian
6
Mixed Other
4
Asian Indian
33
Asian Pakistani
5
Asian Bangladeshi
3
Asian Chinese
4
Asian Other
8
Black African
14
Black Caribbean
8
Black Other
5
Arab
4
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
373
England
296
Nortern Ireland
4
Wales
2
Ireland
3
France
3
Germany
2
Italy
2
Portugal
4
Lithuania
3
Poland
12
Ghana
3
Kenya
3
Somalia
1
Zimbabwe
1
Middle East
2
India
10
Pakistan
5
Philippines
1
USA
3
South America
1
Carribean
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
373
Christian
178
Buddhist
4
Hindu
8
Muslim
17
Sikh
15
Other
6
No religion
114
Not stated
31

Industry

Population
171
Manufacturing
18
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
2
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
35
Transport and storage
14
Accommodation and food
12
Information and communication
6
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
6
Administrative and support
12
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
7
Education
11
Human health and social work
26

Economic Activity

Population
265
England❚MK42 7EN❚
Full-Time employee
109
Part-Time employee
37
Self employed
20
Unemployed
16
Retired
31
Looking after home/family
9
Long-term sick/disabled
15
Student
19
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
3
Unemployed - Long term
8

Housing Tenure

All categoies
141
Owned outright
33
Owned with mortgage
35
Rented - council
6
Rented - other social
37
Rented - private landlord
26
Rented - other private
2
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
152
Occupied
141
Unoccupied
11
Detached
17
Semi detached
75
Terraced
30
Flat - purpose built
12
Flat - converted
7
Flat - in commerical building
11

Household Size

All categoies
141
One person
31
Two people
45
Three people
24
Four people
28
Five people
10
Six people
3

Nearby postcodes

MK42 7FA MK42 7EA MK42 7EG MK42 7AR MK42 7AS MK42 7AT MK42 7BS MK42 7AL MK42 7LG MK42 7AJ MK42 7EQ MK42 7BX MK42 7AH MK42 7AU MK42 7BA MK42 7AX MK42 7AA MK42 7AB MK42 8ET MK42 8JN MK42 8JL MK42 8JP MK42 8TL MK42 8EG MK42 8PB MK42 8HE MK42 8JU MK42 8HF MK42 7QA MK42 7PT MK42 8JX MK42 7JS MK42 7JT MK42 7JU MK42 8EX MK42 7JX MK42 8HG MK42 8JG MK42 8JQ MK42 8PY MK42 8PX MK42 8PS MK42 8QQ MK42 8QH MK42 8AY MK42 8JT MK42 8QA MK42 8QB MK42 8PP MK42 8HP MK42 8QD

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