Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003650

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,996 residents in Central Bedfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Central Bedfordshire

6,996

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,029

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

162.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell

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

Tenure

Owned78.7%

2,383 households

Social rented11.3%

341 households

Private rented9.5%

289 households

Shared ownership0.5%

14 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.7%

1,534 households

Semi-detached23.7%

717 households

Terraced16%

484 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.5%

166 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%

114 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

7 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

5 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%

1 households

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.6%

1,170 households

1 car or van in household34.2%

1,035 households

3 or more cars or vans in household19.7%

596 households

No cars or vans in household7.5%

227 households

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%

1,136 households

4 or more bedrooms37%

1,121 households

2 bedrooms19%

575 households

1 bedroom6.4%

195 households

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%

2,083 households

One-person household26.3%

797 households

Other household types4.9%

148 households

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.7%

1,264 households

1 person in household26.3%

797 households

3 people in household14.3%

433 households

4 people in household12.5%

380 households

5 people in household3.6%

110 households

6 people in household1%

30 households

7 people in household0.4%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%

1,005 residents

15–2911.6%

815 residents

30–4415%

1,053 residents

45–6430.9%

2,164 residents

65 and over28%

1,960 residents

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%

6,595 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%

172 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%

132 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%

54 residents

Other ethnic group0.6%

44 residents

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%

1,973 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17%

1,009 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.8%

933 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.2%

841 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%

652 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.7%

396 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2%

119 residents aged 16 and over

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%

3,319 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive42.9%

2,543 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.1%

64 residents aged 16 and over

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%

1,343 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%

1,013 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.3%

963 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%

785 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations8.1%

481 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%

469 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%

345 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%

306 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students3.7%

218 residents aged 16 and over

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%

3,313 residents

Good health34.9%

2,443 residents

Fair health12.9%

900 residents

Bad health3.7%

262 residents

Very bad health1.1%

78 residents

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%

5,822 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%

1,174 residents

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%

1,581 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%

1,057 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11%

334 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%

51 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

5 households

Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003650

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Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.