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Administrative Areas

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

Demographics

Area Type
Urban city and town
Households
139
Population
314
Males
51%
Females
49%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
109
England❚SG17 5BG❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
15
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
24
C2 Skilled manual workers
36
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
34

Age Groups

Population
314
Under 16
15%
16 - 64
66%
65 or over
19%
Under 4
7%
5 - 15
8%
16 - 29
20%
30 - 44
21%
45 - 59
20%
60 - 74
12%
75 or over
12%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
267
Single
111
Married
87
Separated
7
Divorced
31
Widowed
31

Health

Population
314
Very good
120
Good
112
Fair
56
Bad
21
Very bad
31

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
267
England❚SG17 5BG❚
Degree or above
23
2+ A Levels or equivalent
11
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
40
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
41
Apprenticeship
52
Other qualifications
12
No qualifications
88

Ethnicity

Population
314
White British
280
White Irish
7
White Other
5
Mixed Black Caribbean
2
Mixed Black African
1
Mixed Asian
5
Mixed Other
2
Asian Indian
3
Asian Chinese
3
Asian Other
1
Black African
3
Arab
1
Other
1

Country of Birth

Population
314
England
281
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
5
Wales
4
Ireland
6
France
1
Germany
3
Spain
2
Turkey
1
Nigeria
1
Kenya
1
Middle East
2
China
3

Religion

Population
314
Christian
167
Buddhist
1
Muslim
1
Sikh
5
No religion
122
Not stated
18

Industry

Population
133
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
2
Manufacturing
12
Water supply and waste management
2
Construction
17
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
28
Transport and storage
4
Accommodation and food
6
Information and communication
6
Financial and insurance
1
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
7
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
9
Education
10
Human health and social work
17

Economic Activity

Population
229
England❚SG17 5BG❚
Full-Time employee
89
Part-Time employee
26
Self employed
15
Unemployed
10
Retired
23
Looking after home/family
14
Long-term sick/disabled
24
Student
18
Unemployed 16 - 24
4
Unemployed 50 - 74
1
Unemployed - Long term
5

Housing Tenure

All categoies
139
Owned outright
21
Owned with mortgage
21
Rented - council
6
Rented - other social
67
Rented - private landlord
11
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
9

Housing Types

All categoies
141
Occupied
139
Unoccupied
2
Detached
30
Semi detached
28
Terraced
39
Flat - purpose built
44

Household Size

All categoies
139
One person
59
Two people
41
Three people
22
Four people
11
Five people
6

Nearby postcodes

SG17 5GG SG17 5GH SG17 5AL SG17 5JQ SG17 5JA SG17 5QD SG17 5ZE SG17 5BQ SG17 5FS SG17 5JG SG17 5RT SG17 5AT SG17 5AS

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