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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
117
Population
276
Males
47%
Females
53%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
82
England❚SG17 5JQ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
24
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
27
C2 Skilled manual workers
23
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
8

Age Groups

Population
276
Under 16
17%
16 - 64
64%
65 or over
18%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
14%
30 - 44
18%
45 - 59
26%
60 - 74
17%
75 or over
8%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
228
Single
54
Married
124
Separated
7
Divorced
25
Widowed
18

Health

Population
276
Very good
146
Good
84
Fair
35
Bad
10
Very bad
25

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
228
England❚SG17 5JQ❚
Degree or above
25
2+ A Levels or equivalent
13
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
42
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
32
Apprenticeship
79
Other qualifications
2
No qualifications
35

Ethnicity

Population
276
White British
256
White Irish
3
White Other
3
Mixed Black Caribbean
1
Mixed Asian
2
Mixed Other
5
Asian Indian
5
Asian Chinese
1

Country of Birth

Population
276
England
252
Nortern Ireland
1
Scotland
4
Wales
4
Ireland
3
Germany
1
South Africa
3
Hong Kong
1
India
3
Sri Lanka
1
Antarctica and Oceanea
2

Religion

Population
276
Christian
171
Buddhist
1
Hindu
3
Sikh
1
No religion
79
Not stated
21

Industry

Population
147
Manufacturing
15
Construction
14
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
22
Transport and storage
5
Accommodation and food
6
Information and communication
8
Financial and insurance
8
Real estate
5
Professional, scientific and technical
14
Administrative and support
6
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
11
Education
12
Human health and social work
19

Economic Activity

Population
206
England❚SG17 5JQ❚
Full-Time employee
89
Part-Time employee
36
Self employed
20
Unemployed
5
Retired
36
Looking after home/family
7
Long-term sick/disabled
2
Student
8
Unemployed 50 - 74
4
Unemployed - Long term
3

Housing Tenure

All categoies
117
Owned outright
50
Owned with mortgage
52
Rented - other social
3
Rented - private landlord
9
Rented - other private
3

Housing Types

All categoies
121
Occupied
117
Unoccupied
4
Detached
48
Semi detached
36
Terraced
26
Flat - purpose built
8
Flat - converted
1
Flat - in commerical building
2

Household Size

All categoies
117
One person
29
Two people
47
Three people
18
Four people
18
Five people
3
Six people
2

Nearby postcodes

SG17 5GG SG17 5GH SG17 5AL SG17 5FP SG17 5JB SG17 5BQ SG17 5FS SG17 5BY SG17 5BG 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