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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003644

Houghton Regis South

Houghton Regis South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,056 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire
10,056

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,004

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,199.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Stanground, Peterborough13,724 residents · 66.0% owned · 16.0% no carSnodland, Tonbridge and Malling11,829 residents · 63.9% owned · 13.5% no carEgham Hythe & Pooley Green, Runnymede9,753 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.5% no carChessington South & Malden Rushett, Kingston upon Thames8,863 residents · 65.9% owned · 17.6% no carBorden & The Meads, Swale12,756 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.0% no carBurton Latimer, North Northamptonshire10,443 residents · 68.6% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Central Bedfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dunstable West, Central Bedfordshire10,668 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Houghton Regis South

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

Tenure

Owned65.3%
2,613 households
Social rented19.1%
766 households
Private rented13.6%
546 households
Shared ownership1.9%
76 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.2%
1,529 households
Terraced28.8%
1,152 households
Detached19.4%
775 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
496 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,634 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,355 households
No cars or vans in household14.4%
576 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
440 households
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,698 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
1,194 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
714 households
1 bedroom10%
399 households
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,723 households
One-person household25.1%
1,006 households
Other household types6.9%
277 households
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,334 households
1 person in household25.1%
1,006 households
3 people in household19.7%
788 households
4 people in household15%
599 households
5 people in household4.8%
192 households
6 people in household1.2%
49 households
7 people in household0.6%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,992 residents
15–2917%
1,711 residents
30–4423.5%
2,362 residents
45–6425.4%
2,551 residents
65 and over14.3%
1,441 residents
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.9%
8,433 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.5%
551 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
513 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
443 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
116 residents
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
2,135 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,402 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%
5,247 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32%
2,541 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,555 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
998 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
4,820 residents
Good health35.3%
3,549 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,219 residents
Bad health3.7%
372 residents
Very bad health1%
98 residents
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
8,510 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,548 residents
Houghton Regis South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%
1,978 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,340 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
540 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
145 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Houghton Regis South · 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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