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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
115
Population
280
Males
44%
Females
56%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
78
England❚MK45 3EB❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
11
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
23
C2 Skilled manual workers
22
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
22

Age Groups

Population
280
Under 16
21%
16 - 64
60%
65 or over
19%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
17%
16 - 29
8%
30 - 44
21%
45 - 59
23%
60 - 74
20%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
221
Single
50
Married
126
Civil partnership
2
Separated
3
Divorced
21
Widowed
19

Health

Population
280
Very good
125
Good
108
Fair
36
Bad
8
Very bad
21

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
221
England❚MK45 3EB❚
Degree or above
27
2+ A Levels or equivalent
11
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
49
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
35
Apprenticeship
49
Other qualifications
7
No qualifications
43

Ethnicity

Population
280
White British
251
White Irish
3
White Other
8
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Black African
2
Mixed Other
2
Asian Pakistani
3
Black African
1
Black Caribbean
6
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
280
England
254
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
5
Ireland
2
Germany
1
Poland
2
Kenya
1
India
1
Pakistan
2
Carribean
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
280
Christian
165
Buddhist
2
Muslim
3
No religion
86
Not stated
24

Industry

Population
133
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Manufacturing
11
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
11
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
26
Transport and storage
7
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
8
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
4
Administrative and support
8
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
12
Education
18
Human health and social work
15

Economic Activity

Population
201
England❚MK45 3EB❚
Full-Time employee
79
Part-Time employee
31
Self employed
19
Unemployed
5
Retired
40
Looking after home/family
4
Long-term sick/disabled
4
Student
15
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
3

Housing Tenure

All categoies
115
Owned outright
46
Owned with mortgage
40
Shared ownership
1
Rented - council
1
Rented - other social
13
Rented - private landlord
11
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
118
Occupied
115
Unoccupied
3
Detached
55
Semi detached
20
Terraced
43

Household Size

All categoies
115
One person
23
Two people
47
Three people
24
Four people
15
Five people
5
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 3BX MK45 3PG MK45 3EH MK45 3JN MK45 3EE MK45 3EJ MK45 3DX MK45 3EA MK45 3ED

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