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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003483

Westcroft & Shenley Brook End

Westcroft & Shenley Brook End is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,215 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
11,215

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,020

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,411.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.6%

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.

Cambourne, South Cambridgeshire9,888 residents · 56.4% owned · 7.9% no carWinnersh, Wokingham10,716 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.7% no carShinfield, Wokingham13,192 residents · 70.5% owned · 9.0% no carWokingham East, Wokingham9,494 residents · 77.1% owned · 6.6% no carMouldon Hill & Oakhurst, Swindon9,908 residents · 71.7% owned · 6.4% no carHampton Vale, Peterborough12,981 residents · 59.1% owned · 12.3% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes10,188 residents · 59.2% owned · 9.8% no carWoughton & Woolstone, Milton Keynes9,015 residents · 54.9% owned · 13.8% no carShenley Wood & Crownhill, Milton Keynes9,212 residents · 64.5% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westcroft & Shenley Brook End

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

Tenure

Owned57%
2,292 households
Private rented20.5%
823 households
Social rented16.4%
659 households
Shared ownership6.1%
246 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.9%
1,846 households
Semi-detached25.2%
1,013 households
Terraced17.4%
701 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
434 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,616 households
2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,523 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%
489 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
392 households
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms43.6%
1,751 households
3 bedrooms25.4%
1,021 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
943 households
1 bedroom7.5%
303 households
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.9%
2,968 households
One-person household19.2%
773 households
Other household types6.9%
277 households
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27%
1,084 households
4 people in household22.7%
914 households
3 people in household22%
884 households
1 person in household19.2%
773 households
5 people in household6.6%
266 households
6 people in household1.8%
71 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
2,468 residents
15–2918.5%
2,070 residents
30–4422.7%
2,544 residents
45–6430.2%
3,387 residents
65 and over6.7%
746 residents
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65%
7,292 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.1%
2,145 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.4%
1,050 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
532 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
197 residents
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.6%
3,814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,306 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
794 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.2%
6,178 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.8%
2,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,971 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,840 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.6%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.1%
6,402 residents
Good health32.1%
3,600 residents
Fair health7.8%
874 residents
Bad health2.4%
266 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.8%
9,959 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.2%
1,256 residents
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.2%
2,461 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.3%
1,099 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%
348 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End · 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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