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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003627

Castle & Kingsway

Castle & Kingsway is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,648 residents in Bedford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bedford
10,648

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,037

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,565.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.4%

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.

Worcester Town South, Worcester7,459 residents · 44.5% owned · 33.0% no carIpswich Central, Ipswich10,692 residents · 38.3% owned · 37.5% no carRochester West, Medway7,458 residents · 42.4% owned · 27.1% no carAylesbury Central, Buckinghamshire7,598 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.7% no carRinglestone & Central Maidstone, Maidstone12,292 residents · 38.9% owned · 33.0% no carCentral Romford, Havering9,363 residents · 41.9% owned · 44.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castle & Kingsway

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

Tenure

Private rented41.4%
2,085 households
Owned38.8%
1,952 households
Social rented17.3%
871 households
Shared ownership2.4%
122 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.6%
2,047 households
Terraced19.5%
982 households
Semi-detached18.8%
946 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.5%
478 households
Detached5.3%
268 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
163 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
154 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
2,206 households
No cars or vans in household36.7%
1,849 households
2 cars or vans in household15.8%
796 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
191 households
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom31.7%
1,598 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,542 households
3 bedrooms21.3%
1,073 households
4 or more bedrooms16.4%
828 households
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.4%
2,543 households
One-person household42.3%
2,131 households
Other household types7.3%
368 households
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.3%
2,131 households
2 people in household30.4%
1,533 households
3 people in household13.7%
689 households
4 people in household9.1%
459 households
5 people in household2.8%
139 households
6 people in household0.8%
42 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
27 households
7 people in household0.4%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,650 residents
15–2921.4%
2,276 residents
30–4424.7%
2,635 residents
45–6425.1%
2,669 residents
65 and over13.3%
1,421 residents
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74%
7,876 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.3%
1,312 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
696 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
478 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
283 residents
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.4%
3,776 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,517 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
989 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
778 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.6%
5,850 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.6%
2,813 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,805 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
434 residents aged 16 and over
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
5,290 residents
Good health33.5%
3,565 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,289 residents
Bad health3.7%
392 residents
Very bad health1%
111 residents
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
8,999 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,648 residents
Castle & Kingsway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%
2,511 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
694 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
31 households
Castle & Kingsway · 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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