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Administrative Areas

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

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
103
Population
226
Males
50%
Females
50%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
62
England❚MK45 3BU❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
13
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
19
C2 Skilled manual workers
18
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
12

Age Groups

Population
226
Under 16
13%
16 - 64
63%
65 or over
24%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
8%
16 - 29
15%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
22%
60 - 74
18%
75 or over
16%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
197
Single
48
Married
105
Separated
4
Divorced
21
Widowed
19

Health

Population
226
Very good
84
Good
75
Fair
49
Bad
14
Very bad
21

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
197
England❚MK45 3BU❚
Degree or above
21
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
24
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
24
Apprenticeship
49
Other qualifications
8
No qualifications
61

Ethnicity

Population
226
White British
202
White Irish
4
White Other
1
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Black African
2
Mixed Asian
3
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
6
Asian Pakistani
1
Asian Chinese
2

Country of Birth

Population
226
England
210
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
1
Wales
1
Ireland
1
Germany
3
Turkey
1
China
1
Hong Kong
1
India
2
North America - Other
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
226
Christian
144
Jewish
1
Muslim
1
Sikh
6
Other
1
No religion
51
Not stated
22

Industry

Population
97
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Manufacturing
9
Electricity, gas, steam, air conditioning supply
2
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
4
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
12
Transport and storage
10
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
5
Financial and insurance
1
Professional, scientific and technical
2
Administrative and support
3
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
10
Human health and social work
15

Economic Activity

Population
161
England❚MK45 3BU❚
Full-Time employee
68
Part-Time employee
13
Self employed
10
Unemployed
7
Retired
31
Looking after home/family
3
Long-term sick/disabled
12
Student
14
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
103
Owned outright
29
Owned with mortgage
26
Rented - other social
42
Rented - private landlord
5
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
105
Occupied
103
Unoccupied
2
Detached
31
Semi detached
43
Terraced
28
Flat - purpose built
2
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
103
One person
35
Two people
35
Three people
18
Four people
10
Five people
3
Six people
2

Nearby postcodes

MK45 3HJ MK45 3HN MK45 3HW MK45 3BT MK45 3FW MK45 3BY MK45 3DH

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