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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003476

Eaglestone & Fishermead

Eaglestone & Fishermead is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,782 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
8,782

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,177

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,255.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Blackthorn & Lings, West Northamptonshire6,671 residents · 42.5% owned · 26.3% no carCentral Park & Frizlands Lane, Barking and Dagenham10,162 residents · 39.5% owned · 37.4% no carOpenshaw & Gorton North, Manchester10,961 residents · 35.0% owned · 43.8% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no carBlackbird Leys, Oxford6,557 residents · 38.0% owned · 33.5% no carStoke Heath, Coventry8,535 residents · 45.4% owned · 35.6% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Linford Wood, Milton Keynes6,588 residents · 43.7% owned · 24.4% no carDenbigh, Milton Keynes8,373 residents · 30.8% owned · 31.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eaglestone & Fishermead

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

Tenure

Social rented38.7%
1,229 households
Private rented31.2%
992 households
Owned27.3%
868 households
Shared ownership2.6%
84 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.7%
1,419 households
Semi-detached22.5%
714 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19%
604 households
Detached11.4%
361 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
70 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,446 households
No cars or vans in household30.6%
973 households
2 cars or vans in household18.6%
590 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
168 households
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,359 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
882 households
1 bedroom17%
539 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
397 households
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
1,849 households
One-person household27.7%
882 households
Other household types14.1%
449 households
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.7%
881 households
2 people in household25.7%
816 households
3 people in household18.4%
586 households
4 people in household15.1%
481 households
5 people in household7.5%
239 households
6 people in household3.2%
102 households
7 people in household1.4%
46 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
1,921 residents
15–2920.1%
1,763 residents
30–4424.2%
2,129 residents
45–6423.6%
2,069 residents
65 and over10.3%
901 residents
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White57.9%
5,080 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African23.3%
2,045 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
1,066 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
304 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
285 residents
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
1,773 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,719 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.3%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
3,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.4%
2,516 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.7%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.7%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.6%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
4,180 residents
Good health33.2%
2,915 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,096 residents
Bad health4.9%
428 residents
Very bad health1.9%
163 residents
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
7,120 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,662 residents
Eaglestone & Fishermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.1%
1,212 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.5%
1,095 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
644 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
211 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Eaglestone & Fishermead · 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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