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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003619

Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople

Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,853 residents in Bedford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bedford
11,853

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,716

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

103.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.1%

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.

Houghton Conquest & Clophill, Central Bedfordshire9,325 residents · 76.1% owned · 7.3% no carToddington, Heath & Reach, Central Bedfordshire10,698 residents · 77.9% owned · 7.4% no carBrixworth & Spratton, West Northamptonshire8,655 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no carFleckney, Kilworth & Foxton, Harborough10,789 residents · 79.6% owned · 6.9% no carCogenhoe, Hackleton & Denton, West Northamptonshire7,561 residents · 73.8% owned · 7.9% no carMarsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick, Buckinghamshire10,362 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%
3,533 households
Private rented11.5%
542 households
Social rented11.3%
531 households
Shared ownership2.3%
110 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.8%
2,303 households
Semi-detached29.3%
1,382 households
Terraced17.1%
806 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
132 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.9%
1,929 households
1 car or van in household32.2%
1,519 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.7%
930 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
342 households
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.3%
1,903 households
4 or more bedrooms38.3%
1,807 households
2 bedrooms16.9%
799 households
1 bedroom4.4%
209 households
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.7%
3,427 households
One-person household21.9%
1,032 households
Other household types5.5%
258 households
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,833 households
1 person in household21.9%
1,032 households
3 people in household17.7%
837 households
4 people in household14.9%
705 households
5 people in household4.5%
210 households
6 people in household1.5%
72 households
7 people in household0.4%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
2,132 residents
15–2913.7%
1,625 residents
30–4418.6%
2,207 residents
45–6429.5%
3,493 residents
65 and over20.2%
2,397 residents
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%
10,342 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
586 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
447 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
374 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
105 residents
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.1%
3,457 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,715 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
596 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
5,988 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
3,413 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
2,260 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,699 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
461 residents aged 16 and over
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
5,853 residents
Good health35.6%
4,222 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,335 residents
Bad health2.8%
336 residents
Very bad health0.9%
104 residents
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
10,083 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,771 residents
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.1%
2,740 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
1,431 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople · 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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