Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003600

Sandy South

Sandy South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,428 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire

6,428

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,702

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

388.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sandy South

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

Tenure

Owned67.7%

1,830 households

Social rented16.7%

450 households

Private rented14.7%

397 households

Shared ownership0.9%

25 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.6%

935 households

Terraced28.4%

768 households

Detached24.4%

660 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%

269 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%

26 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

20 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

12 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%

11 households

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%

1,116 households

2 cars or vans in household33.4%

902 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%

358 households

No cars or vans in household12%

325 households

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%

1,131 households

2 bedrooms26%

703 households

4 or more bedrooms25.3%

682 households

1 bedroom6.8%

184 households

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%

1,830 households

One-person household27.6%

746 households

Other household types4.6%

124 households

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%

994 households

1 person in household27.6%

746 households

3 people in household17.5%

473 households

4 people in household12.4%

335 households

5 people in household4%

108 households

6 people in household1%

27 households

7 people in household0.4%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

8 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%

1,059 residents

15–2916%

1,027 residents

30–4418.7%

1,200 residents

45–6427.7%

1,781 residents

65 and over21.2%

1,361 residents

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%

6,018 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%

177 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%

131 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%

77 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

24 residents

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%

1,419 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.9%

995 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.9%

945 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.6%

821 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%

629 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.5%

343 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

124 residents aged 16 and over

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.6%

3,248 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36.6%

1,930 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

97 residents aged 16 and over

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%

1,092 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%

733 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%

671 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%

625 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.7%

619 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%

604 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%

365 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%

332 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.5%

236 residents aged 16 and over

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%

2,829 residents

Good health37.5%

2,413 residents

Fair health14%

897 residents

Bad health3.5%

226 residents

Very bad health1%

62 residents

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%

5,249 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%

1,178 residents

Sandy South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%

1,353 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%

961 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%

328 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

53 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

6 households

Sandy 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003600

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Sandy South

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Sandy South

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.