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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003472

Central Milton Keynes & Newlands

Central Milton Keynes & Newlands is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,202 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
10,202

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,461

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,834.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.9%

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.

Yiewsley West, Hillingdon13,293 residents · 41.4% owned · 31.1% no carCentral Watford, Watford11,413 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.9% no carSutton Central, Sutton11,581 residents · 39.7% owned · 41.1% no carBlackhorse Road, Waltham Forest12,903 residents · 38.3% owned · 56.2% no carTown Centre & Semilong, West Northamptonshire9,655 residents · 19.2% owned · 46.2% no carBeckton, Newham9,426 residents · 23.2% owned · 45.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Milton Keynes & Newlands

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

Tenure

Private rented47.6%
2,122 households
Social rented25.6%
1,141 households
Owned20.8%
927 households
Shared ownership5.8%
258 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement61%
2,720 households
Terraced21.5%
961 households
Semi-detached8.6%
385 households
Detached4.4%
198 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
15 households
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,973 households
No cars or vans in household38.2%
1,706 households
2 cars or vans in household13.5%
604 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
178 households
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom35.9%
1,602 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
1,442 households
3 bedrooms21.1%
940 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
477 households
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.8%
2,175 households
One-person household38.1%
1,700 households
Other household types13.1%
586 households
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%
1,700 households
2 people in household29.6%
1,320 households
3 people in household14.2%
634 households
4 people in household9.7%
431 households
5 people in household4.8%
213 households
6 people in household2.1%
93 households
7 people in household1.1%
47 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,713 residents
15–2926.9%
2,746 residents
30–4430.3%
3,095 residents
45–6419.9%
2,028 residents
65 and over6.1%
624 residents
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White53.6%
5,473 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.2%
1,960 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.4%
1,873 residents
Other ethnic group4.5%
460 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
437 residents
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.9%
3,341 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.5%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.5%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.1%
5,783 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27%
2,265 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,615 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.6%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
442 residents aged 16 and over
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.5%
5,454 residents
Good health33.6%
3,423 residents
Fair health9.5%
970 residents
Bad health2.6%
269 residents
Very bad health0.8%
85 residents
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88%
8,974 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12%
1,228 residents
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
2,085 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,454 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
671 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
225 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
26 households
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands · 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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