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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004951

Bedwell

Bedwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,055 residents in Stevenage. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,055

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,422

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,107.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.0%

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.

Basildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carBroadfield East, Crawley8,533 residents · 41.1% owned · 25.3% no carNettleswell, Harlow8,412 residents · 43.6% owned · 27.8% no carShirley South, Southampton8,018 residents · 47.7% owned · 31.5% no carPassmores & The High, Harlow8,822 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.8% no carAshford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no car

Most similar within Stevenage

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pin Green, Stevenage8,797 residents · 48.8% owned · 28.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bedwell

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

Tenure

Owned43.9%
1,502 households
Social rented35.6%
1,219 households
Private rented19.7%
674 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.1%
1,475 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.1%
1,131 households
Semi-detached16%
547 households
Detached3%
103 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
58 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,436 households
No cars or vans in household33.8%
1,158 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
625 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
202 households
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,468 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
899 households
1 bedroom23.5%
803 households
4 or more bedrooms7.3%
251 households
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
1,997 households
One-person household33.8%
1,156 households
Other household types7.8%
267 households
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.8%
1,156 households
2 people in household28.6%
980 households
3 people in household17.2%
587 households
4 people in household13.1%
448 households
5 people in household4.9%
167 households
6 people in household1.8%
60 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,587 residents
15–2920.8%
1,672 residents
30–4424.5%
1,972 residents
45–6422.9%
1,842 residents
65 and over12.2%
984 residents
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.4%
6,239 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%
964 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
389 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
320 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
144 residents
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30%
1,917 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
877 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.9%
4,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.6%
2,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,663 residents
Good health35.8%
2,881 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,070 residents
Bad health4.4%
352 residents
Very bad health1.1%
89 residents
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
6,587 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,468 residents
Bedwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,427 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,208 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
587 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
173 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
26 households
Bedwell · 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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