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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003480

Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

Walnut Tree & Tilbrook is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,152 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
8,152

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,438

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,141

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

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.

Bishop's Cleeve West & North, Tewkesbury8,215 residents · 67.9% owned · 8.3% no carAugusta Park, East Anton & the Enhams, Test Valley7,668 residents · 58.5% owned · 10.4% no carUpton, West Northamptonshire7,657 residents · 56.7% owned · 13.6% no carPicket Twenty & Picket Piece, Test Valley7,476 residents · 58.9% owned · 9.9% no carPeartree, Welwyn Hatfield8,787 residents · 35.1% owned · 22.6% no carEastleigh West, Eastleigh12,988 residents · 48.5% owned · 17.6% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kents Hill, Milton Keynes7,123 residents · 45.9% owned · 14.5% no carLoughton, Milton Keynes6,838 residents · 51.5% owned · 15.6% no carFurzton, Milton Keynes7,153 residents · 47.9% owned · 15.7% no carTwo Mile Ash, Milton Keynes5,608 residents · 55.3% owned · 14.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

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

Tenure

Owned46.3%
1,593 households
Social rented21.1%
726 households
Private rented20.4%
700 households
Shared ownership12.1%
415 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.2%
1,211 households
Semi-detached31.9%
1,097 households
Terraced18.4%
633 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
457 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
1,568 households
2 cars or vans in household32.5%
1,118 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
393 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
356 households
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.8%
1,230 households
3 bedrooms28%
961 households
4 or more bedrooms24.3%
834 households
1 bedroom12%
412 households
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
2,317 households
One-person household27.1%
932 households
Other household types5.6%
191 households
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
1,161 households
1 person in household27.1%
929 households
3 people in household20.4%
700 households
4 people in household14.2%
487 households
5 people in household3.7%
126 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,551 residents
15–2917.7%
1,441 residents
30–4422.6%
1,845 residents
45–6430.3%
2,471 residents
65 and over10.4%
844 residents
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.3%
6,381 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.2%
671 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.7%
630 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
366 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
104 residents
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
2,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
968 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.3%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
719 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.2%
4,575 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.3%
1,779 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
4,210 residents
Good health33.5%
2,734 residents
Fair health10.8%
877 residents
Bad health3.2%
259 residents
Very bad health0.9%
70 residents
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
6,941 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,211 residents
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.1%
1,858 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,085 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
394 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook · 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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