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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003481

Denbigh

Denbigh is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,373 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
8,373

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,358

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,228.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Harold Hill East, Havering11,457 residents · 37.7% owned · 33.8% no carBasildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carWillenhall, Coventry7,688 residents · 36.3% owned · 41.5% no carPaston, Peterborough12,169 residents · 38.2% owned · 28.1% no carOrton Malborne & Goldhay, Peterborough9,619 residents · 37.2% owned · 31.0% no carBarstable, Basildon8,617 residents · 35.9% owned · 29.0% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stacey Bushes & Fullers Slade, Milton Keynes6,194 residents · 31.3% owned · 27.8% no carEaglestone & Fishermead, Milton Keynes8,782 residents · 27.3% owned · 30.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Denbigh

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

Tenure

Social rented46.3%
1,554 households
Owned30.8%
1,033 households
Private rented19%
638 households
Shared ownership3.7%
123 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.6%
1,229 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.3%
1,050 households
Semi-detached19.9%
669 households
Detached9.9%
333 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,448 households
No cars or vans in household31.5%
1,055 households
2 cars or vans in household19.4%
649 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
202 households
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.3%
1,184 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
932 households
1 bedroom24.8%
833 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
405 households
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,929 households
One-person household32.8%
1,101 households
Other household types9.8%
329 households
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.8%
1,101 households
2 people in household27.2%
912 households
3 people in household16.3%
547 households
4 people in household12.5%
421 households
5 people in household6.5%
219 households
6 people in household3.2%
109 households
7 people in household1%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
1,921 residents
15–2919.4%
1,622 residents
30–4423.8%
1,997 residents
45–6422.9%
1,919 residents
65 and over10.9%
917 residents
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.9%
5,349 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African19.5%
1,629 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
846 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
391 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
158 residents
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
1,666 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.7%
1,562 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
3,750 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,361 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.5%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.8%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
3,912 residents
Good health32.8%
2,748 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,156 residents
Bad health4.9%
412 residents
Very bad health1.7%
144 residents
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
6,704 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,669 residents
Denbigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,150 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.8%
1,135 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
732 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.1%
306 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
37 households
Denbigh · 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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