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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003599

Sandy North

Sandy North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,749 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
5,749

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,316

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,224.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.6%

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.

Larkfield & New Hythe, Tonbridge and Malling12,716 residents · 73.3% owned · 12.5% no carConey Hill, Barnwood & Abbeydale, Gloucester12,101 residents · 72.4% owned · 14.1% no carCanford Heath East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,550 residents · 70.1% owned · 11.3% no carCalne North, Wiltshire11,116 residents · 61.5% owned · 15.0% no carHaverhill West, West Suffolk7,549 residents · 62.2% owned · 14.9% no carChippenham West, Wiltshire9,851 residents · 72.4% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within Central Bedfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire10,668 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sandy North

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

Tenure

Owned65.3%
1,513 households
Social rented20.6%
478 households
Private rented12.1%
281 households
Shared ownership1.9%
44 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.4%
797 households
Semi-detached31.6%
732 households
Detached25.2%
584 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
193 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.2%
907 households
2 cars or vans in household34.4%
796 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
306 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
306 households
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.5%
1,122 households
4 or more bedrooms22.5%
520 households
2 bedrooms20.4%
472 households
1 bedroom8.7%
201 households
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
1,638 households
One-person household25.3%
584 households
Other household types3.9%
90 households
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
781 households
1 person in household25.2%
584 households
3 people in household17.9%
415 households
4 people in household16.9%
392 households
5 people in household4.2%
97 households
6 people in household1.3%
29 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,132 residents
15–2917%
977 residents
30–4419.9%
1,143 residents
45–6428%
1,607 residents
65 and over15.4%
886 residents
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.3%
5,310 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
171 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
152 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
37 residents
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.6%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.5%
795 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
554 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
2,965 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
1,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
954 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
254 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
2,737 residents
Good health36.3%
2,086 residents
Fair health11.6%
669 residents
Bad health3.6%
207 residents
Very bad health0.9%
50 residents
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
4,766 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
983 residents
Sandy North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
763 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
303 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Sandy North · 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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