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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
133
Population
313
Males
55%
Females
45%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
76
England❚SG17 5LB❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
22
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
31
C2 Skilled manual workers
12
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
11

Age Groups

Population
313
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
52%
65 or over
30%
Under 4
4%
5 - 15
14%
16 - 29
9%
30 - 44
18%
45 - 59
19%
60 - 74
22%
75 or over
14%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
257
Single
39
Married
169
Separated
4
Divorced
26
Widowed
19

Health

Population
313
Very good
142
Good
117
Fair
41
Bad
8
Very bad
26

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
257
England❚SG17 5LB❚
Degree or above
33
2+ A Levels or equivalent
10
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
45
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
26
Apprenticeship
75
Other qualifications
7
No qualifications
61

Ethnicity

Population
313
White British
300
White Other
2
Mixed Black Caribbean
3
Mixed Black African
2
Asian Pakistani
3
Asian Chinese
1
Asian Other
1
Black Caribbean
1

Country of Birth

Population
313
England
290
Nortern Ireland
2
Scotland
6
Wales
5
Germany
2
Spain
1
Poland
1
Pakistan
2

Religion

Population
313
Christian
192
Buddhist
1
Hindu
1
Jewish
1
Muslim
4
Other
7
No religion
83
Not stated
24

Industry

Population
141
Manufacturing
11
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
21
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
24
Transport and storage
4
Accommodation and food
2
Information and communication
5
Financial and insurance
4
Real estate
1
Professional, scientific and technical
11
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
15
Education
19
Human health and social work
14

Economic Activity

Population
212
England❚SG17 5LB❚
Full-Time employee
89
Part-Time employee
32
Self employed
19
Unemployed
5
Retired
49
Looking after home/family
5
Long-term sick/disabled
6
Student
7
Unemployed 16 - 24
1
Unemployed 50 - 74
3
Unemployed - Long term
1

Housing Tenure

All categoies
133
Owned outright
60
Owned with mortgage
47
Rented - other social
10
Rented - private landlord
11
Rented - other private
4
Living rent free
1

Housing Types

All categoies
136
Occupied
133
Unoccupied
3
Detached
61
Semi detached
58
Terraced
14
Flat - purpose built
3

Household Size

All categoies
133
One person
24
Two people
67
Three people
22
Four people
16
Five people
1
Six people
1
Seven people
2

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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