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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003617

Harrold, Chellington & Turvey

Harrold, Chellington & Turvey is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,035 residents in Bedford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bedford
9,035

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,823

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.2%

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.

Barton-under-Needwood, East Staffordshire5,964 residents · 82.3% owned · 9.3% no carCricklade & Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire6,814 residents · 77.2% owned · 9.8% no carKetton, Ryhall & Luffenham, Rutland7,479 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.3% no carEccleshall & Yarnfield, Stafford9,194 residents · 76.3% owned · 7.2% no carRode, Mells & Woodlands, Mendip8,758 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.6% no carCropwell Bishop, Kinoulton & Upper Broughton, Rushcliffe5,711 residents · 81.2% owned · 7.2% no car

Most similar within Bedford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Riseley & Sharnbrook, Bedford5,673 residents · 78.9% owned · 6.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harrold, Chellington & Turvey

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

Tenure

Owned76.8%
2,937 households
Private rented13.1%
499 households
Social rented9%
345 households
Shared ownership1.1%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.6%
1,856 households
Semi-detached29.7%
1,134 households
Terraced16.3%
623 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
90 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
70 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.4%
1,428 households
1 car or van in household35.5%
1,356 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.7%
755 households
No cars or vans in household7.4%
284 households
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.4%
1,504 households
3 bedrooms36.3%
1,389 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
679 households
1 bedroom6.5%
250 households
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
2,610 households
One-person household27%
1,034 households
Other household types4.7%
179 households
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,507 households
1 person in household27%
1,034 households
3 people in household14.4%
549 households
4 people in household12.9%
492 households
5 people in household4.6%
175 households
6 people in household1.2%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,403 residents
15–2913.5%
1,222 residents
30–4414.1%
1,277 residents
45–6432.2%
2,912 residents
65 and over24.6%
2,221 residents
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94%
8,498 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
233 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
165 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
82 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
58 residents
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.2%
3,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
649 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
4,351 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.1%
3,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
4,480 residents
Good health34.8%
3,140 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,062 residents
Bad health3.3%
294 residents
Very bad health0.7%
59 residents
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
7,545 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,490 residents
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
2,139 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,236 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
387 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Harrold, Chellington & Turvey · 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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