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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003608

Arlesey & Henlow

Arlesey & Henlow is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,185 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
12,185

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,134

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

515.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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.

Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill, Tonbridge and Malling12,104 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.2% no carTowcester East & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire10,048 residents · 68.3% owned · 11.8% no carSoutham, Stockton & Napton, Stratford-on-Avon11,031 residents · 70.6% owned · 10.9% no carLowford, Eastleigh9,670 residents · 65.3% owned · 8.4% no carPucklechurch & Westerleigh, South Gloucestershire12,709 residents · 73.9% owned · 8.8% no carWymondham East & Spooner Row, South Norfolk12,818 residents · 72.5% owned · 10.2% 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 Arlesey & Henlow

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

Tenure

Owned70.7%
3,630 households
Social rented15.9%
815 households
Private rented11%
563 households
Shared ownership2.4%
122 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%
1,727 households
Terraced28.3%
1,451 households
Detached28.1%
1,444 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
420 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.1%
1,956 households
1 car or van in household38%
1,949 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%
748 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
482 households
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%
1,925 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
1,379 households
4 or more bedrooms26.7%
1,369 households
1 bedroom9%
460 households
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
3,528 households
One-person household27.1%
1,391 households
Other household types4.2%
214 households
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,913 households
1 person in household27.1%
1,391 households
3 people in household16%
824 households
4 people in household14.1%
724 households
5 people in household4%
204 households
6 people in household1.1%
59 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
2,164 residents
15–2915.2%
1,851 residents
30–4420.1%
2,448 residents
45–6428.8%
3,504 residents
65 and over18.2%
2,216 residents
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.9%
11,204 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
416 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
351 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
159 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
56 residents
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
3,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
607 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.9%
6,610 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
3,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
2,296 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
6,084 residents
Good health34.4%
4,186 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,443 residents
Bad health3.1%
381 residents
Very bad health0.7%
91 residents
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
10,313 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,871 residents
Arlesey & Henlow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.5%
2,847 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,630 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
565 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Arlesey & Henlow · 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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