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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003641

Linslade West

Linslade West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,358 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
5,358

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,556.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.3%

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.

Springfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford7,477 residents · 80.3% owned · 10.1% no carRoyston South, West & East, North Hertfordshire11,630 residents · 76.0% owned · 12.2% no carToton, Broxtowe8,064 residents · 82.2% owned · 11.6% no carLittlehaven, Horsham11,343 residents · 81.1% owned · 7.9% no carEast Grinstead East, Mid Sussex8,350 residents · 81.1% owned · 6.6% no carAbingdon Northcourt & Peachcroft, Vale of White Horse8,552 residents · 82.0% owned · 9.0% no car

Most similar within Central Bedfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Flitwick West, Central Bedfordshire8,141 residents · 78.8% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Linslade West

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

Tenure

Owned81.8%
1,820 households
Private rented13.9%
309 households
Social rented3.9%
86 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.5%
833 households
Semi-detached28.7%
638 households
Terraced22.6%
503 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
235 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,000 households
2 cars or vans in household34.4%
764 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
252 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
208 households
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.6%
992 households
4 or more bedrooms31.7%
705 households
2 bedrooms19.1%
424 households
1 bedroom4.6%
103 households
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.7%
1,595 households
One-person household24.7%
550 households
Other household types3.6%
79 households
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
834 households
1 person in household24.7%
550 households
4 people in household16.9%
376 households
3 people in household15.9%
354 households
5 people in household4.1%
91 households
6 people in household0.7%
15 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
949 residents
15–2913.7%
734 residents
30–4420.4%
1,094 residents
45–6427.5%
1,474 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,110 residents
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
5,033 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
151 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
107 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
22 residents
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.3%
1,712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
686 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.3%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.2%
2,756 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
241 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
225 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.3%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
2,746 residents
Good health35.9%
1,923 residents
Fair health9.6%
516 residents
Bad health2.8%
148 residents
Very bad health0.5%
26 residents
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
4,664 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
694 residents
Linslade West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.2%
1,361 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
675 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
175 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.6%
13 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Linslade West · 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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