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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003466

Wolverton & New Bradwell

Wolverton & New Bradwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,787 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
7,787

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,094

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,646.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.3%

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.

Speedwell, Bristol, City of8,446 residents · 59.8% owned · 19.2% no carGorse Hill, Trafford8,878 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.7% no carSt Annes, Bristol, City of9,994 residents · 63.0% owned · 19.8% no carTwo Mile Hill, Bristol, City of6,940 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.4% no carNewtown, Dartford9,727 residents · 61.5% owned · 22.6% no carCalifornia, Ipswich9,700 residents · 62.2% owned · 20.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wolverton & New Bradwell

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

Tenure

Owned57.3%
1,774 households
Private rented28.7%
887 households
Social rented12.4%
384 households
Shared ownership1.5%
47 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.5%
1,749 households
Semi-detached19%
589 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.9%
462 households
Detached3.6%
110 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
89 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.5%
1,472 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
813 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
615 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
197 households
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.5%
1,563 households
2 bedrooms29.2%
905 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
324 households
1 bedroom9.8%
304 households
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
1,972 households
One-person household26.6%
824 households
Other household types9.7%
300 households
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,066 households
1 person in household26.6%
824 households
3 people in household16.3%
506 households
4 people in household13.6%
420 households
5 people in household5%
155 households
6 people in household2.5%
76 households
7 people in household0.9%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,554 residents
15–2920.1%
1,569 residents
30–4426.1%
2,031 residents
45–6422.7%
1,768 residents
65 and over11.1%
865 residents
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.3%
5,636 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.3%
1,190 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6%
466 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
372 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
127 residents
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.3%
2,226 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
617 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.6%
4,209 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.8%
1,769 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
3,805 residents
Good health35.9%
2,795 residents
Fair health11.4%
885 residents
Bad health3.1%
241 residents
Very bad health0.8%
64 residents
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
6,684 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,104 residents
Wolverton & New Bradwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,648 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
988 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
367 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Wolverton & New Bradwell · 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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