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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003607

Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn

Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,206 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
11,206

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,512

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

147.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.9%

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.

Upton St Leonards & Hardwicke, Stroud11,162 residents · 72.7% owned · 7.6% no carStansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham, Uttlesford14,839 residents · 74.5% owned · 7.1% no carDeanshanger, Potterspury & Old Stratford, West Northamptonshire9,744 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.8% no carGreat Leighs & the Walthams, Chelmsford9,861 residents · 69.3% owned · 10.4% no carCaversfield, Ambrosden & Fringford, Cherwell11,255 residents · 66.7% owned · 5.8% no carBlisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion, West Northamptonshire15,036 residents · 75.4% owned · 8.1% no car

Most similar within Central Bedfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shefford & Shillington, Central Bedfordshire11,846 residents · 67.1% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn

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

Tenure

Owned69.3%
3,129 households
Private rented15.1%
683 households
Social rented12.7%
572 households
Shared ownership2.8%
127 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.5%
1,558 households
Detached33.3%
1,505 households
Terraced24.3%
1,097 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.9%
266 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.7%
1,881 households
1 car or van in household34%
1,533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.4%
738 households
No cars or vans in household8%
359 households
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.8%
1,839 households
4 or more bedrooms33.7%
1,519 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
840 households
1 bedroom6.9%
313 households
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
3,230 households
One-person household23.7%
1,069 households
Other household types4.7%
213 households
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,592 households
1 person in household23.7%
1,069 households
3 people in household18.6%
841 households
4 people in household16%
721 households
5 people in household4.8%
215 households
6 people in household1.3%
57 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
2,249 residents
15–2914.7%
1,649 residents
30–4422.4%
2,515 residents
45–6426.7%
2,994 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,800 residents
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.2%
10,224 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
341 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
314 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
243 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
86 residents
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.9%
3,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,645 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.2%
6,014 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.4%
2,685 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
2,136 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.7%
6,020 residents
Good health33.2%
3,715 residents
Fair health9.7%
1,082 residents
Bad health2.8%
312 residents
Very bad health0.7%
77 residents
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
9,640 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,567 residents
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.2%
2,625 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
1,366 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
431 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn · 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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