Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003613

Flitwick East

Flitwick East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,714 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire

5,714

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,439

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,545.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Flitwick East

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

Tenure

Owned65.2%

1,590 households

Social rented19.6%

479 households

Private rented14.8%

360 households

Shared ownership0.4%

9 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.5%

818 households

Semi-detached32.8%

800 households

Terraced19.9%

486 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%

299 households

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

17 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

11 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

8 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%

990 households

2 cars or vans in household31.2%

762 households

No cars or vans in household14.4%

352 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%

335 households

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%

942 households

4 or more bedrooms27.3%

666 households

2 bedrooms22.7%

554 households

1 bedroom11.3%

276 households

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%

1,644 households

One-person household28.9%

704 households

Other household types3.7%

90 households

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%

887 households

1 person in household28.9%

704 households

3 people in household15.5%

378 households

4 people in household14.1%

343 households

5 people in household3.9%

95 households

6 people in household1%

25 households

7 people in household0.1%

3 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%

918 residents

15–2916.7%

955 residents

30–4418.5%

1,056 residents

45–6429.2%

1,669 residents

65 and over19.6%

1,121 residents

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.8%

5,365 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%

169 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%

116 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

42 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

25 residents

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.3%

1,484 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18%

850 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.1%

760 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.1%

666 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%

543 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.5%

308 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

123 residents aged 16 and over

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.9%

2,977 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive35.2%

1,668 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

87 residents aged 16 and over

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%

1,005 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%

660 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%

619 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%

576 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%

535 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.3%

534 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%

299 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%

279 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.8%

226 residents aged 16 and over

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%

2,762 residents

Good health34.2%

1,953 residents

Fair health12.5%

713 residents

Bad health3.8%

216 residents

Very bad health1.2%

70 residents

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%

4,668 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%

1,046 residents

Flitwick East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.5%

1,229 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%

808 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%

324 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3%

73 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Flitwick East · 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 E02003613

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Flitwick East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Flitwick East

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.