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Administrative Areas

Ward
Silsoe and Shillington
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
147
Population
347
Males
45%
Females
55%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
95
England❚MK45 4DE❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
35
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
21
C2 Skilled manual workers
21
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
18

Age Groups

Population
347
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
61%
65 or over
21%
Under 4
3%
5 - 15
15%
16 - 29
13%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
24%
60 - 74
18%
75 or over
10%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
284
Single
67
Married
151
Separated
11
Divorced
28
Widowed
27

Health

Population
347
Very good
164
Good
123
Fair
37
Bad
18
Very bad
28

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
284
England❚MK45 4DE❚
Degree or above
33
2+ A Levels or equivalent
13
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
51
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
29
Apprenticeship
75
Other qualifications
10
No qualifications
73

Ethnicity

Population
347
White British
327
White Irish
4
White Other
7
Mixed Black Caribbean
2
Mixed Asian
1
Mixed Other
1
Asian Indian
3
Asian Chinese
1
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
347
England
314
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
8
Wales
3
Ireland
2
Turkey
1
Kenya
2
South Africa
3
China
1
India
1
Sri Lanka
1
Philippines
1
USA
3
Antarctica and Oceanea
2
Australia
2

Religion

Population
347
Christian
227
Buddhist
2
Hindu
2
Muslim
3
No religion
92
Not stated
21

Industry

Population
158
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
1
Manufacturing
17
Construction
23
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
20
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
9
Information and communication
5
Financial and insurance
12
Real estate
5
Professional, scientific and technical
16
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
7
Education
17
Human health and social work
14

Economic Activity

Population
250
England❚MK45 4DE❚
Full-Time employee
90
Part-Time employee
27
Self employed
34
Unemployed
3
Retired
45
Looking after home/family
14
Long-term sick/disabled
8
Student
25
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
147
Owned outright
31
Owned with mortgage
45
Rented - other social
54
Rented - private landlord
14
Rented - other private
1
Living rent free
2

Housing Types

All categoies
151
Occupied
147
Unoccupied
4
Detached
33
Semi detached
71
Terraced
45
Flat - purpose built
1
Flat - in commerical building
1

Household Size

All categoies
147
One person
41
Two people
52
Three people
28
Four people
15
Five people
9
Six people
1
Seven people
1

Nearby postcodes

MK45 4EU MK45 4DL MK45 4EA MK45 4DX MK45 4EZ MK45 4EX MK45 4EN MK45 4FT

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