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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003490

Bletchley South

Bletchley South is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,202 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
11,202

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,991

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,708.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.8%

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.

Hornchurch Marshes, Havering10,640 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.9% no carOverstone Lodge & Rectory Farm, West Northamptonshire8,717 residents · 53.0% owned · 18.4% no carPopley, Basingstoke and Deane14,930 residents · 47.9% owned · 19.9% no carSlade Green & Crayford Marshes, Bexley12,924 residents · 46.7% owned · 29.9% no carHoughton Regis North, Central Bedfordshire9,606 residents · 54.3% owned · 18.4% no carSt Nicholas, Stevenage8,141 residents · 54.4% owned · 17.2% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stantonbury & Bradville, Milton Keynes7,066 residents · 49.0% owned · 21.2% no carOldbrook & Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes7,682 residents · 29.8% owned · 26.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bletchley South

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

Tenure

Owned46.6%
1,859 households
Social rented32%
1,279 households
Private rented15.5%
618 households
Shared ownership5.4%
217 households
Lives rent free0.5%
18 households
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40%
1,596 households
Semi-detached29%
1,158 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
680 households
Detached13.5%
537 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,705 households
2 cars or vans in household29%
1,156 households
No cars or vans in household21.5%
858 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
272 households
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,948 households
2 bedrooms27%
1,079 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
615 households
1 bedroom8.7%
349 households
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
2,784 households
One-person household21.7%
865 households
Other household types8.5%
339 households
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.3%
1,170 households
1 person in household21.7%
865 households
3 people in household19.2%
765 households
4 people in household15.9%
634 households
5 people in household8.7%
348 households
6 people in household3.5%
139 households
7 people in household1.3%
50 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.4%
2,960 residents
15–2920%
2,243 residents
30–4425.9%
2,900 residents
45–6418.9%
2,120 residents
65 and over8.7%
978 residents
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.1%
7,513 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.7%
1,763 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.2%
1,255 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
488 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
182 residents
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.8%
2,247 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
984 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64%
5,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
2,637 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.3%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%
5,955 residents
Good health30.7%
3,437 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,257 residents
Bad health3.8%
431 residents
Very bad health1.1%
122 residents
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
9,473 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,727 residents
Bletchley South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
1,794 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,324 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
648 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
207 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Bletchley South · 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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