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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
113
Population
282
Males
54%
Females
46%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (1 = most deprived, 32844 = least deprived in England)
32844

Social Grade

People aged 16 - 64
79
England❚SG17 5LJ❚
AB Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional
17
C1 Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional
35
C2 Skilled manual workers
18
DE Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, casual and lowest grade workers, unemployed with state benefits only, state pensioners
9

Age Groups

Population
282
Under 16
18%
16 - 64
64%
65 or over
18%
Under 4
5%
5 - 15
13%
16 - 29
14%
30 - 44
17%
45 - 59
25%
60 - 74
20%
75 or over
6%

Relationship status

People aged 16 or over
231
Single
52
Married
148
Separated
3
Divorced
14
Widowed
14

Health

Population
282
Very good
132
Good
111
Fair
36
Bad
2
Very bad
14

Qualifications

People aged 16 or over
231
England❚SG17 5LJ❚
Degree or above
22
2+ A Levels or equivalent
18
5+ GCSEs or equivalent
52
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent
31
Apprenticeship
61
Other qualifications
9
No qualifications
38

Ethnicity

Population
282
White British
265
White Irish
3
White Gypsy
6
White Other
7
Mixed Black Caribbean
1

Country of Birth

Population
282
England
260
Scotland
8
Wales
3
Ireland
2
Germany
1
Spain
2
USA
2
Antarctica and Oceanea
1
Australia
1

Religion

Population
282
Christian
189
Other
2
No religion
67
Not stated
24

Industry

Population
143
Agriculture, forestry ,fishing
3
Mining
1
Manufacturing
14
Water supply and waste management
1
Construction
20
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
20
Transport and storage
3
Accommodation and food
3
Information and communication
3
Financial and insurance
7
Real estate
2
Professional, scientific and technical
11
Administrative and support
4
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security
13
Education
19
Human health and social work
13

Economic Activity

Population
215
England❚SG17 5LJ❚
Full-Time employee
80
Part-Time employee
37
Self employed
20
Unemployed
10
Retired
45
Looking after home/family
6
Long-term sick/disabled
1
Student
13
Unemployed 16 - 24
6
Unemployed 50 - 74
3
Unemployed - Long term
2

Housing Tenure

All categoies
113
Owned outright
52
Owned with mortgage
49
Rented - council
2
Rented - other social
5
Rented - private landlord
5

Housing Types

All categoies
116
Occupied
113
Unoccupied
3
Detached
68
Semi detached
43
Terraced
5

Household Size

All categoies
113
One person
24
Two people
40
Three people
24
Four people
21
Five people
2
Six people
2

Nearby postcodes

SG17 5LS SG17 5QF SG17 5LT SG17 5GZ SG17 5SA SG17 5SB SG17 5LP SG17 5QE

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