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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003630

Cauldwell

Cauldwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,371 residents in Bedford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bedford
11,371

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,300

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,039.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

West Drayton West, Hillingdon9,576 residents · 48.1% owned · 25.9% no carKennet Island & Green Park, Reading13,071 residents · 35.1% owned · 26.1% no carLittlemore & Rose Hill, Oxford11,233 residents · 43.0% owned · 26.8% no carCalifornia & Southcourt, Buckinghamshire7,416 residents · 43.0% owned · 24.4% no carBarton, Gloucester8,614 residents · 45.6% owned · 35.8% no carNorth Tividale, Sandwell10,330 residents · 56.9% owned · 25.8% no car

Most similar within Bedford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kingsbrook, Bedford10,684 residents · 45.9% owned · 26.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cauldwell

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

Tenure

Owned40.5%
1,740 households
Private rented32.9%
1,413 households
Social rented25.3%
1,086 households
Shared ownership1.4%
61 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.3%
1,519 households
Terraced27.7%
1,192 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.2%
1,126 households
Detached6.8%
293 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
106 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,878 households
No cars or vans in household30.1%
1,295 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
865 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
263 households
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.6%
2,003 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
1,176 households
1 bedroom15.2%
654 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
468 households
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58%
2,494 households
One-person household28.6%
1,229 households
Other household types13.5%
579 households
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.6%
1,229 households
2 people in household26%
1,118 households
3 people in household18.3%
786 households
4 people in household14.9%
639 households
5 people in household7.4%
317 households
6 people in household3.1%
132 households
7 people in household1.1%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
31 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
2,319 residents
15–2921.2%
2,416 residents
30–4426.7%
3,041 residents
45–6422.7%
2,581 residents
65 and over8.9%
1,013 residents
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.6%
6,317 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh27.5%
3,123 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
948 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
608 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
375 residents
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
2,644 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24%
2,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
432 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
5,796 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32%
2,849 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.5%
2,005 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,294 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
520 residents aged 16 and over
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
5,361 residents
Good health35.1%
3,996 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,396 residents
Bad health4.2%
482 residents
Very bad health1.2%
136 residents
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
9,727 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,646 residents
Cauldwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,829 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,469 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
731 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
240 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
32 households
Cauldwell · 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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