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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003487

Far Bletchley

Far Bletchley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,388 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
7,388

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,952

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,571.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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.

Walderslade, Medway6,459 residents · 73.8% owned · 15.6% no carParson's Heath, Colchester14,114 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.7% no carShelfield, Walsall5,983 residents · 70.0% owned · 16.8% no carIfield & Gossops Green, Crawley8,396 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.9% no carFordhouses, Wolverhampton5,791 residents · 63.0% owned · 23.4% no carBedworth Heath, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,744 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bletchley North West, Milton Keynes8,263 residents · 62.1% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Far Bletchley

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

Tenure

Owned66.7%
1,969 households
Social rented18.5%
546 households
Private rented13%
383 households
Shared ownership1.5%
45 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39%
1,150 households
Terraced27.3%
805 households
Detached25.6%
756 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.6%
223 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,239 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
861 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
522 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
329 households
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.3%
1,572 households
2 bedrooms21.2%
625 households
4 or more bedrooms20.3%
600 households
1 bedroom5.3%
155 households
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
2,036 households
One-person household24.3%
718 households
Other household types6.6%
196 households
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,020 households
1 person in household24.3%
718 households
3 people in household19%
561 households
4 people in household14.4%
424 households
5 people in household5.4%
159 households
6 people in household1.6%
48 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,361 residents
15–2916.4%
1,212 residents
30–4419.3%
1,427 residents
45–6424.6%
1,816 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,576 residents
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.2%
5,998 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%
536 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%
497 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
261 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
96 residents
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
1,452 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
897 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.1%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
375 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
3,435 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,379 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
3,321 residents
Good health36.4%
2,689 residents
Fair health13.1%
969 residents
Bad health4.3%
315 residents
Very bad health1.3%
94 residents
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
6,060 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,328 residents
Far Bletchley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,301 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,068 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
473 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Far Bletchley · 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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