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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003485

Bletchley North West

Bletchley North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,263 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
8,263

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,223

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,788.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Fordhouses, Wolverhampton5,791 residents · 63.0% owned · 23.4% no carCroyland, North Northamptonshire8,615 residents · 58.4% owned · 18.3% no carRixon, North Northamptonshire8,712 residents · 61.4% owned · 19.2% no carIfield & Gossops Green, Crawley8,396 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.9% no carTilehurst South, Reading8,224 residents · 59.5% owned · 24.1% no carBrickhill, North Northamptonshire6,044 residents · 63.7% owned · 20.4% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Far Bletchley, Milton Keynes7,388 residents · 66.7% owned · 17.7% no carStantonbury & Bradville, Milton Keynes7,066 residents · 49.0% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bletchley North West

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

Tenure

Owned62.1%
2,003 households
Social rented22.1%
713 households
Private rented13.8%
444 households
Shared ownership1.6%
53 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.9%
1,157 households
Terraced24.3%
783 households
Detached22.5%
724 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%
543 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 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%
0 households
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,377 households
2 cars or vans in household27.4%
882 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
648 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
316 households
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.6%
1,728 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
667 households
4 or more bedrooms19.1%
616 households
1 bedroom6.6%
212 households
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.2%
2,231 households
One-person household22.9%
738 households
Other household types7.9%
253 households
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,128 households
1 person in household22.9%
738 households
3 people in household19.1%
617 households
4 people in household14.1%
453 households
5 people in household5.9%
189 households
6 people in household2.2%
71 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,641 residents
15–2916.5%
1,361 residents
30–4420.1%
1,662 residents
45–6425%
2,063 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,538 residents
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.5%
6,237 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.9%
819 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.9%
736 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
362 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
112 residents
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.2%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.7%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
3,968 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.4%
2,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.9%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,806 residents
Good health34.6%
2,859 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,202 residents
Bad health3.7%
303 residents
Very bad health1.1%
95 residents
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
6,824 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,441 residents
Bletchley North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,358 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,176 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
551 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Bletchley North West · 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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