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Administrative Areas

Ward
Kempston Central and East
Local Authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
129
Population
286
Males
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
75
England❚MK42 8JY❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
8
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
25
C2 Skilled manual workers
15
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
27

Age Groups

Population
286
Under 16
13%
16 - 64
59%
65 or over
28%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
9%
16 - 29
15%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
16%
60 - 74
26%
75 or over
13%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
249
Single
64
Married
139
Separated
2
Divorced
22
Widowed
22

Health

Population
286
Very good
113
Good
101
Fair
51
Bad
12
Very bad
22

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
249
England❚MK42 8JY❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
15
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
28
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
34
Apprenticeship
55
Other qualifications
11
No qualifications
79

Ethnicity

Population
286
White British
220
White Irish
3
White Gypsy
2
White Other
23
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
20
Asian Chinese
4
Black African
7
Black Caribbean
5
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
286
England
237
Scotland
3
Ireland
2
Italy
8
Poland
12
Ghana
3
Middle East
1
Hong Kong
1
India
9
USA
1
South America
1
Carribean
3

Religion

Population
286
Christian
188
Buddhist
2
Hindu
7
Jewish
1
Muslim
3
Sikh
14
Other
3
No religion
53
Not stated
15

Industry

Population
106
Manufacturing
14
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
13
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
7
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
8
Information and communication
4
Financial and insurance
3
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
5
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
3
Education
11
Human health and social work
20

Economic Activity

Population
213
England❚MK42 8JY❚
Full-Time employee
68
Part-Time employee
21
Self employed
17
Unemployed
9
Retired
54
Looking after home/family
6
Long-term sick/disabled
21
Student
7
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
3
Unemployed - Long term
3

Housing Tenure

All categoies
129
Owned outright
64
Owned with mortgage
25
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
14
Rented - private landlord
19
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
133
Occupied
129
Unoccupied
4
Detached
54
Semi detached
36
Terraced
9
Flat - purpose built
32
Flat - converted
2

Household Size

All categoies
129
One person
39
Two people
59
Three people
15
Four people
11
Five people
2
Six people
1
Seven people
1
Eight or over
1

Nearby postcodes

MK42 7LA MK42 7LB MK42 7LU MK42 7LD MK42 7JW MK42 7LX MK42 7JL MK42 7LT MK42 7ND MK42 8HA MK42 8HL MK42 8HN MK42 8HR MK42 8HS MK42 8JH MK42 8JD MK42 8JA MK42 8HX MK42 8JF MK42 8JE MK42 8EB MK42 7LS MK42 7LL MK42 7LP MK42 7LR MK42 7NA MK42 7PJ MK42 7PP MK42 7PR MK42 7PL MK42 7NB MK42 7LH MK42 7PF MK42 7PG MK42 7PH MK42 7PE MK42 7PS MK42 7NS MK42 7PD MK42 7PA MK42 7PB MK42 7NX MK42 8HH MK42 8DX MK42 8DU MK42 8JB MK42 8EA MK42 8DT MK42 8NN MK42 8SS MK42 8PF MK42 8NQ MK42 8PE MK42 8NW

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