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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003709

Micklefield

Micklefield is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,761 residents in Buckinghamshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Buckinghamshire
5,761

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,264

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,246.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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.

Garston, Watford8,399 residents · 55.4% owned · 19.4% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carSunbury Common, Spelthorne8,513 residents · 57.0% owned · 17.7% no carSouthcote, Reading9,382 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.0% no carThree Bridges, Crawley8,352 residents · 58.5% owned · 19.1% no carNorcot North, Reading8,657 residents · 52.7% owned · 23.8% no car

Most similar within Buckinghamshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Totteridge, Buckinghamshire6,768 residents · 56.2% owned · 15.6% no carGatehouse, Buckinghamshire8,121 residents · 57.0% owned · 20.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Micklefield

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

Tenure

Owned53%
1,200 households
Social rented31.7%
717 households
Private rented13.2%
298 households
Shared ownership1.9%
42 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.8%
1,105 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.9%
563 households
Terraced17.2%
390 households
Detached5.4%
123 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
880 households
2 cars or vans in household32.5%
735 households
No cars or vans in household18.7%
423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
225 households
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.9%
1,108 households
2 bedrooms28.6%
649 households
1 bedroom14.4%
327 households
4 or more bedrooms8.1%
183 households
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,459 households
One-person household27.9%
632 households
Other household types7.6%
172 households
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.3%
663 households
1 person in household27.9%
632 households
3 people in household18.3%
414 households
4 people in household14.5%
328 households
5 people in household6.7%
151 households
6 people in household2.2%
49 households
7 people in household0.7%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.9%
1,259 residents
15–2918.6%
1,068 residents
30–4423.6%
1,357 residents
45–6424%
1,384 residents
65 and over12%
688 residents
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White63.5%
3,656 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.6%
1,016 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%
593 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7%
403 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
93 residents
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
532 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
2,839 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
2,781 residents
Good health35.6%
2,049 residents
Fair health11.9%
686 residents
Bad health3.3%
189 residents
Very bad health1%
55 residents
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
4,923 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
838 residents
Micklefield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,065 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
748 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Micklefield · 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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