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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003688

Beaconsfield Town

Beaconsfield Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,235 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire
12,235

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,880

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

622.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.3%

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.

Radlett, Hertsmere8,185 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.5% no carAscot & North Ascot East, Windsor and Maidenhead7,422 residents · 67.6% owned · 7.8% no carVirginia Water, Runnymede6,334 residents · 73.8% owned · 5.7% no carSouth Ascot & Sunningdale, Windsor and Maidenhead11,232 residents · 72.4% owned · 8.8% no carEsher, Elmbridge7,098 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.0% no carCobham, Elmbridge9,944 residents · 66.1% owned · 11.4% no car

Most similar within Buckinghamshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire10,564 residents · 71.5% owned · 12.6% no carChalfont Common & St Peter East, Buckinghamshire7,560 residents · 82.6% owned · 8.2% no carChalfont St Peter West, Buckinghamshire5,819 residents · 77.2% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beaconsfield Town

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

Tenure

Owned68%
3,317 households
Private rented17.8%
869 households
Social rented13.8%
673 households
Shared ownership0.4%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.5%
2,222 households
Semi-detached21.8%
1,066 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.8%
870 households
Terraced11.8%
575 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
77 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.2%
1,864 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,712 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%
751 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
554 households
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms45.9%
2,242 households
3 bedrooms27.7%
1,353 households
2 bedrooms18.8%
916 households
1 bedroom7.6%
369 households
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
3,312 households
One-person household26.6%
1,300 households
Other household types5.5%
271 households
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
1,565 households
1 person in household26.6%
1,300 households
4 people in household17.6%
861 households
3 people in household16.7%
816 households
5 people in household5.3%
258 households
6 people in household1.3%
63 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
2,381 residents
15–2913.9%
1,701 residents
30–4417.5%
2,136 residents
45–6428.9%
3,532 residents
65 and over20.3%
2,484 residents
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.9%
10,141 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%
1,222 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
496 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
233 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
140 residents
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.3%
5,253 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.2%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.6%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%
600 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
5,746 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
3,755 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28%
2,712 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
2,266 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.4%
7,141 residents
Good health29.3%
3,581 residents
Fair health9.1%
1,108 residents
Bad health2.6%
317 residents
Very bad health0.7%
89 residents
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
10,677 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,558 residents
Beaconsfield Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.8%
3,018 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.3%
1,432 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.3%
357 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Beaconsfield Town · 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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