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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
149
Population
387
Males
49%
Females
51%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
114
England❚SG17 5BJ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
44
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
34
C2 Skilled manual workers
21
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
15

Age Groups

Population
387
Under 16
22%
16 - 64
64%
65 or over
14%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
17%
16 - 29
11%
30 - 44
19%
45 - 59
26%
60 - 74
16%
75 or over
7%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
303
Single
81
Married
176
Separated
2
Divorced
26
Widowed
18

Health

Population
387
Very good
191
Good
144
Fair
41
Bad
8
Very bad
26

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
303
England❚SG17 5BJ❚
Degree or above
42
2+ A Levels or equivalent
13
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
51
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
30
Apprenticeship
107
Other qualifications
6
No qualifications
54

Ethnicity

Population
387
White British
371
White Irish
6
White Gypsy
3
White Other
4
Mixed Asian
2
Asian Indian
1

Country of Birth

Population
387
England
359
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
7
Wales
4
Ireland
6
France
1
Germany
2
Turkey
1
Kenya
1
Zimbabwe
1
Hong Kong
1

Religion

Population
387
Christian
239
Jewish
3
Muslim
1
Other
2
No religion
124
Not stated
18

Industry

Population
208
Manufacturing
26
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
30
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
29
Transport and storage
9
Accommodation and food
7
Information and communication
7
Financial and insurance
4
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
20
Administrative and support
7
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
14
Education
20
Human health and social work
22

Economic Activity

Population
277
England❚SG17 5BJ❚
Full-Time employee
136
Part-Time employee
39
Self employed
25
Unemployed
6
Retired
31
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
7
Student
20
Unemployed 50 - 74
3
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
149
Owned outright
56
Owned with mortgage
79
Shared ownership
1
Rented - other social
4
Rented - private landlord
5
Rented - other private
3
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
157
Occupied
149
Unoccupied
8
Detached
89
Semi detached
32
Terraced
35
Flat - purpose built
1

Household Size

All categoies
149
One person
29
Two people
59
Three people
22
Four people
28
Five people
6
Six people
3
Seven people
2

Nearby postcodes

SG17 5BL SG17 5AY SG17 5BU

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