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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003612

Stotfold

Stotfold is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,420 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
12,420

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,942

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,068.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.0%

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.

Thatcham North East, West Berkshire6,919 residents · 76.5% owned · 10.1% no carCove & Southwood, Rushmoor8,034 residents · 76.0% owned · 7.8% no carTongham, Guildford7,211 residents · 78.5% owned · 8.0% no carCawston & Long Lawford, Rugby13,861 residents · 70.6% owned · 9.7% no carBlisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion, West Northamptonshire15,036 residents · 75.4% owned · 8.1% no carHorsham West, Horsham10,941 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.2% no car

Most similar within Central Bedfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ampthill & Millbrook, Central Bedfordshire8,972 residents · 76.5% owned · 10.1% no carBiggleswade East, Central Bedfordshire11,227 residents · 72.5% owned · 9.4% no carShefford & Shillington, Central Bedfordshire11,846 residents · 67.1% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stotfold

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%
3,748 households
Private rented11.1%
551 households
Social rented11%
542 households
Shared ownership2%
100 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.5%
1,804 households
Detached31.8%
1,572 households
Terraced19%
941 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.1%
398 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.5%
175 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.2%
2,085 households
1 car or van in household36.3%
1,796 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
699 households
No cars or vans in household7.3%
363 households
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
2,024 households
4 or more bedrooms31.1%
1,536 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
1,106 households
1 bedroom5.6%
277 households
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.7%
3,592 households
One-person household23.7%
1,171 households
Other household types3.6%
180 households
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
1,674 households
1 person in household23.7%
1,171 households
3 people in household18.4%
909 households
4 people in household18.2%
899 households
5 people in household4.3%
214 households
6 people in household1.1%
56 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
2,710 residents
15–2913.2%
1,635 residents
30–4422.7%
2,820 residents
45–6426.2%
3,253 residents
65 and over16.1%
2,005 residents
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
11,196 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
537 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
395 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
194 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
98 residents
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37%
3,536 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,409 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.2%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
560 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.6%
6,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.4%
2,818 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
2,409 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,803 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%
6,597 residents
Good health33.7%
4,184 residents
Fair health10.1%
1,260 residents
Bad health2.3%
280 residents
Very bad health0.8%
99 residents
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
10,738 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,682 residents
Stotfold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
2,924 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
1,520 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Stotfold · 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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