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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
127
Population
324
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
101
England❚MK42 7FB❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
30
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
30
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
14

Age Groups

Population
324
Under 16
19%
16 - 64
68%
65 or over
13%
Under 4
6%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
12%
30 - 44
23%
45 - 59
23%
60 - 74
17%
75 or over
5%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
262
Single
65
Married
151
Separated
3
Divorced
25
Widowed
18

Health

Population
324
Very good
135
Good
143
Fair
38
Bad
6
Very bad
25

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
262
England❚MK42 7FB❚
Degree or above
43
2+ A Levels or equivalent
12
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
45
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
42
Apprenticeship
70
Other qualifications
13
No qualifications
37

Ethnicity

Population
324
White British
285
White Irish
1
White Other
13
Mixed Asian
3
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
15
Asian Other
2
Black Caribbean
3

Country of Birth

Population
324
England
291
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
4
Wales
3
Ireland
1
Germany
1
Italy
3
Poland
4
Kenya
1
India
5
USA
3
South America
1
Carribean
1

Religion

Population
324
Christian
209
Buddhist
2
Hindu
6
No religion
96
Not stated
11

Industry

Population
193
Manufacturing
18
Construction
21
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
32
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
10
Information and communication
7
Financial and insurance
7
Professional, scientific and technical
13
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
21
Education
23
Human health and social work
22

Economic Activity

Population
245
England❚MK42 7FB❚
Full-Time employee
115
Part-Time employee
48
Self employed
24
Unemployed
10
Retired
29
Looking after home/family
4
Long-term sick/disabled
2
Student
8
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
5

Housing Tenure

All categoies
127
Owned outright
47
Owned with mortgage
61
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
5
Rented - private landlord
7
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
3

Housing Types

All categoies
131
Occupied
127
Unoccupied
4
Detached
53
Semi detached
58
Terraced
18
Flat - purpose built
2

Household Size

All categoies
127
One person
26
Two people
46
Three people
26
Four people
21
Five people
4
Six people
4

Nearby postcodes

MK42 7FH MK42 7FL MK42 7FN MK42 7FG MK43 8RA MK42 7FF MK42 7DB MK42 7BH MK42 7DD MK42 7BN MK42 7BP MK42 7BJ MK42 7BG

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