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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
129
Population
289
Males
50%
Females
50%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
92
England❚MK45 4EQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
47
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
28
C2 Skilled manual workers
13
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
4

Age Groups

Population
289
Under 16
17%
16 - 64
63%
65 or over
20%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
9%
30 - 44
19%
45 - 59
29%
60 - 74
20%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
241
Single
40
Married
161
Civil partnership
2
Separated
9
Divorced
15
Widowed
14

Health

Population
289
Very good
162
Good
104
Fair
20
Bad
3

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
241
England❚MK45 4EQ❚
Degree or above
38
2+ A Levels or equivalent
13
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
25
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
24
Apprenticeship
117
Other qualifications
6
No qualifications
18

Ethnicity

Population
289
White British
271
White Irish
4
White Other
10
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Other
1
Black African
2

Country of Birth

Population
289
England
259
Nortern Ireland
4
Scotland
4
Wales
5
Ireland
3
France
1
Germany
2
Italy
2
Spain
1
South Africa
2
Zimbabwe
1
India
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
289
Christian
199
Muslim
1
Other
2
No religion
68
Not stated
19

Industry

Population
163
Manufacturing
15
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
13
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
25
Transport and storage
11
Accommodation and food
1
Information and communication
11
Financial and insurance
2
Real estate
4
Professional, scientific and technical
22
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
9
Education
15
Human health and social work
19

Economic Activity

Population
222
England❚MK45 4EQ❚
Full-Time employee
90
Part-Time employee
36
Self employed
31
Unemployed
6
Retired
43
Looking after home/family
4
Student
11
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
2
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
129
Owned outright
60
Owned with mortgage
60
Rented - private landlord
8
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
130
Occupied
129
Unoccupied
1
Detached
73
Semi detached
18
Terraced
38
Flat - converted
1

Household Size

All categoies
129
One person
36
Two people
55
Three people
14
Four people
20
Five people
3
Six people
1

Nearby postcodes

MK45 4GJ MK45 4GG MK45 4GN MK45 4GH MK45 4GL MK45 4GE MK45 4GF MK45 4GX MK45 4GY MK45 4DS MK45 4FP MK45 4DU MK45 4FL MK45 4EJ MK45 4ED MK45 4EE

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