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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003642

Houghton Regis North

Houghton Regis North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,606 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
9,606

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,544

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,327.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.1%

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.

Eastfield, West Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.4% no carBriar Hill & Hunsbury Hill, West Northamptonshire6,431 residents · 53.1% owned · 19.4% no carNorcot North, Reading8,657 residents · 52.7% owned · 23.8% no carPetersfield Avenue & Duck Wood, Havering9,346 residents · 52.8% owned · 26.1% no carAveley, Thurrock9,517 residents · 67.0% owned · 14.5% no carShephall, Stevenage6,474 residents · 54.4% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Houghton Regis North

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

Tenure

Owned54.3%
1,923 households
Social rented28.5%
1,009 households
Private rented15.7%
558 households
Shared ownership1.3%
46 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced55.3%
1,961 households
Semi-detached28.6%
1,012 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
328 households
Detached5.9%
209 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,521 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
1,075 households
No cars or vans in household18.4%
652 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
297 households
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.5%
2,038 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
718 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
411 households
1 bedroom10.6%
377 households
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,349 households
One-person household24.5%
868 households
Other household types9.3%
328 households
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.8%
949 households
1 person in household24.5%
868 households
3 people in household19.7%
698 households
4 people in household17.1%
605 households
5 people in household7.8%
276 households
6 people in household3.2%
112 households
7 people in household0.7%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.8%
2,194 residents
15–2918.5%
1,777 residents
30–4423.5%
2,254 residents
45–6424.5%
2,352 residents
65 and over10.7%
1,029 residents
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.5%
7,442 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.5%
915 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
556 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.1%
493 residents
Other ethnic group2%
196 residents
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.1%
1,828 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.8%
1,662 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.7%
998 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64%
4,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.3%
2,423 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
4,625 residents
Good health34.6%
3,327 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,180 residents
Bad health3.8%
365 residents
Very bad health1.2%
111 residents
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
8,050 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,556 residents
Houghton Regis North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,504 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,227 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
605 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
194 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Houghton Regis North · 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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