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Administrative Areas

Ward
Shefford
Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Country
England

Demographics

Area Type
Rural town and fringe
Households
160
Population
371
Males
46%
Females
54%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
115
England❚SG17 5AQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
29
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
37
C2 Skilled manual workers
27
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
22

Age Groups

Population
371
Under 16
19%
16 - 64
65%
65 or over
16%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
12%
16 - 29
15%
30 - 44
18%
45 - 59
25%
60 - 74
12%
75 or over
11%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
300
Single
91
Married
151
Separated
8
Divorced
32
Widowed
18

Health

Population
371
Very good
205
Good
115
Fair
37
Bad
12
Very bad
32

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
300
England❚SG17 5AQ❚
Degree or above
57
2+ A Levels or equivalent
16
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
51
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
31
Apprenticeship
70
Other qualifications
14
No qualifications
61

Ethnicity

Population
371
White British
349
White Irish
1
White Other
10
Mixed Black Caribbean
2
Mixed Asian
1
Asian Indian
1
Asian Chinese
3
Asian Other
4

Country of Birth

Population
371
England
331
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
7
Wales
4
Ireland
1
Germany
2
Poland
1
Kenya
1
South Africa
8
China
3
Philippines
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1

Religion

Population
371
Christian
237
Buddhist
2
Jewish
1
No religion
100
Not stated
31

Industry

Population
212
Manufacturing
15
Construction
30
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
30
Transport and storage
8
Accommodation and food
13
Information and communication
7
Financial and insurance
9
Real estate
3
Professional, scientific and technical
13
Administrative and support
22
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
8
Education
26
Human health and social work
18

Economic Activity

Population
260
England❚SG17 5AQ❚
Full-Time employee
122
Part-Time employee
46
Self employed
39
Unemployed
6
Retired
18
Looking after home/family
9
Long-term sick/disabled
4
Student
15
Unemployed 16 - 24
2
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - never worked
1
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
160
Owned outright
47
Owned with mortgage
55
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
37
Rented - private landlord
15
Living rent free
4

Housing Types

All categoies
162
Occupied
160
Unoccupied
2
Detached
61
Semi detached
40
Terraced
47
Flat - purpose built
9
Flat - converted
1
Flat - in commerical building
3
Caravan
1

Household Size

All categoies
160
One person
46
Two people
57
Three people
29
Four people
19
Five people
6
Six people
3

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