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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003460

Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington

Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,676 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
11,676

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,840

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

91.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned72.6%
3,512 households
Social rented12.6%
608 households
Private rented11.8%
571 households
Shared ownership3%
147 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.2%
2,044 households
Semi-detached32.8%
1,588 households
Terraced17%
823 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
331 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.8%
1,927 households
1 car or van in household37.2%
1,801 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%
738 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
376 households
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.6%
1,822 households
3 bedrooms36.4%
1,764 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
960 households
1 bedroom6.1%
295 households
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
3,436 households
One-person household23.9%
1,158 households
Other household types5.1%
245 households
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,921 households
1 person in household23.9%
1,158 households
3 people in household16.6%
802 households
4 people in household14.2%
687 households
5 people in household4.2%
202 households
6 people in household1.1%
52 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
2,133 residents
15–2913.2%
1,542 residents
30–4421%
2,454 residents
45–6427.2%
3,172 residents
65 and over20.3%
2,374 residents
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89%
10,391 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
426 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
394 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
360 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
102 residents
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
3,685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,621 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
5,967 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
3,302 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
2,322 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,979 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
1,193 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
6,189 residents
Good health33.1%
3,863 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,223 residents
Bad health2.6%
309 residents
Very bad health0.8%
92 residents
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
10,069 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,606 residents
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.7%
2,893 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,477 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
408 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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