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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003463

Great Linford & Giffard Park

Great Linford & Giffard Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,813 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
6,813

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,744

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,334

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.4%

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.

Horsted, Medway7,086 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.3% no carRiverside & Church Hill North, Redditch6,639 residents · 77.0% owned · 10.2% no carNorthfleet South, Gravesham8,644 residents · 62.8% owned · 17.7% no carLutterworth, Harborough10,830 residents · 69.0% owned · 12.2% no carApley & Leegomery, Telford and Wrekin6,174 residents · 68.4% owned · 15.8% no carRochester South East, Medway6,441 residents · 75.4% owned · 15.7% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bradwell Village, Milton Keynes5,729 residents · 68.9% owned · 12.9% no carBletchley West, Milton Keynes7,638 residents · 66.9% owned · 15.7% no carStony Stratford & Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes8,621 residents · 64.7% owned · 15.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Great Linford & Giffard Park

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

Tenure

Owned63.3%
1,738 households
Private rented15.7%
430 households
Social rented15.5%
425 households
Shared ownership5.4%
148 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41%
1,126 households
Terraced27.1%
742 households
Semi-detached22.2%
608 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
242 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,109 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
907 households
No cars or vans in household15.1%
414 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
314 households
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,179 households
4 or more bedrooms33.7%
925 households
2 bedrooms14.3%
392 households
1 bedroom9%
248 households
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
1,805 households
One-person household25.1%
689 households
Other household types9.1%
250 households
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,013 households
1 person in household25.1%
689 households
3 people in household16.7%
459 households
4 people in household13.3%
365 households
5 people in household5.3%
146 households
6 people in household1.9%
53 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,088 residents
15–2916.2%
1,102 residents
30–4418.8%
1,284 residents
45–6427.9%
1,904 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,440 residents
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.8%
5,298 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
617 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
564 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
225 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
109 residents
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%
1,885 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
864 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,331 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,191 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
3,088 residents
Good health36.5%
2,488 residents
Fair health13.2%
899 residents
Bad health4.1%
276 residents
Very bad health0.9%
62 residents
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,631 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,177 residents
Great Linford & Giffard Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
1,345 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
939 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
376 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Great Linford & Giffard Park · 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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