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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
118
Population
279
Males
48%
Females
52%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
70
England❚MK45 3DQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
22
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
26
C2 Skilled manual workers
12
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
10

Age Groups

Population
279
Under 16
14%
16 - 64
58%
65 or over
28%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
10%
16 - 29
12%
30 - 44
16%
45 - 59
23%
60 - 74
28%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
240
Single
49
Married
149
Separated
4
Divorced
18
Widowed
20

Health

Population
279
Very good
132
Good
100
Fair
32
Bad
13
Very bad
18

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
240
England❚MK45 3DQ❚
Degree or above
28
2+ A Levels or equivalent
14
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
43
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
33
Apprenticeship
74
Other qualifications
13
No qualifications
35

Ethnicity

Population
279
White British
261
White Other
5
Mixed Black Caribbean
2
Asian Indian
3
Asian Chinese
1
Asian Other
1
Black Other
1
Other
5

Country of Birth

Population
279
England
249
Nortern Ireland
3
Scotland
7
Wales
5
Germany
2
Romania
1
Nigeria
1
Kenya
1
South Africa
1
Zimbabwe
1
India
1
Philippines
1
USA
1

Religion

Population
279
Christian
177
Buddhist
2
Hindu
3
Sikh
5
Other
5
No religion
67
Not stated
20

Industry

Population
150
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
10
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
6
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
35
Transport and storage
10
Accommodation and food
5
Information and communication
7
Financial and insurance
4
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
8
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
27
Human health and social work
10

Economic Activity

Population
220
England❚MK45 3DQ❚
Full-Time employee
84
Part-Time employee
39
Self employed
17
Unemployed
6
Retired
47
Looking after home/family
9
Student
15
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
2
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
118
Owned outright
66
Owned with mortgage
44
Rented - other social
2
Rented - private landlord
6

Housing Types

All categoies
120
Occupied
118
Unoccupied
2
Detached
74
Semi detached
40
Terraced
5
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
118
One person
24
Two people
55
Three people
17
Four people
17
Five people
4
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

MK45 3WW MK45 3ES MK45 3WU MK45 3JW MK45 3ER MK45 3EX MK45 3EY MK45 3WX MK45 3EU MK45 3HA MK45 3HB MK45 3HH MK45 3HD MK45 3EP MK45 3FX MK45 3PF MK45 3DY MK45 3BX MK45 3EF MK45 3JN MK45 3DA MK45 3DB MK45 3EB

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