Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003623

Bromham & Biddenham

Bromham & Biddenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,828 residents in Bedford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bedford

12,828

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,083

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

949.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bromham & Biddenham

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

Tenure

Owned77.8%

3,955 households

Private rented10.9%

556 households

Social rented7.7%

389 households

Shared ownership3.6%

182 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.2%

2,398 households

Semi-detached28.9%

1,469 households

Terraced14.9%

757 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%

334 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%

98 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

12 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

9 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

6 households

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.7%

2,118 households

1 car or van in household37.4%

1,899 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%

705 households

No cars or vans in household7.1%

361 households

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms43.9%

2,231 households

3 bedrooms33.4%

1,696 households

2 bedrooms19.4%

984 households

1 bedroom3.4%

172 households

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.6%

3,692 households

One-person household22.5%

1,145 households

Other household types4.8%

245 households

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%

1,854 households

1 person in household22.6%

1,147 households

3 people in household17.5%

891 households

4 people in household16.4%

834 households

5 people in household5.1%

259 households

6 people in household1.3%

67 households

7 people in household0.4%

21 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

12 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%

2,580 residents

15–2916%

2,057 residents

30–4422.9%

2,943 residents

45–6424.4%

3,132 residents

65 and over16.5%

2,114 residents

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.8%

9,987 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%

1,372 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%

670 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%

596 residents

Other ethnic group1.6%

208 residents

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.1%

4,747 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.3%

1,644 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.6%

1,370 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications9.2%

932 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%

794 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.2%

419 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications1.7%

176 residents aged 16 and over

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%

6,715 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive31.5%

3,175 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

189 residents aged 16 and over

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%

2,745 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%

2,309 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%

1,333 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%

974 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%

693 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.5%

655 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.3%

537 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%

440 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%

396 residents aged 16 and over

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%

7,083 residents

Good health33.2%

4,256 residents

Fair health9.1%

1,166 residents

Bad health2%

262 residents

Very bad health0.5%

61 residents

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%

11,296 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%

1,532 residents

Bromham & Biddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.4%

3,272 households

Household is deprived in one dimension27.2%

1,383 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions7.4%

376 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1%

52 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Bromham & Biddenham · 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
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003623

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Bromham & Biddenham

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 Bromham & Biddenham

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.