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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007016

Shenley Wood & Crownhill

Shenley Wood & Crownhill is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,212 residents in Milton Keynes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Milton Keynes
9,212

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,246

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,935.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.1%

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.

Wixams & Elstow, Bedford7,597 residents · 68.4% owned · 9.3% no carCambourne, South Cambridgeshire9,888 residents · 56.4% owned · 7.9% no carUpton, West Northamptonshire7,657 residents · 56.7% owned · 13.6% no carWinnersh, Wokingham10,716 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.7% no carBishop's Cleeve West & North, Tewkesbury8,215 residents · 67.9% owned · 8.3% no carAugusta Park, East Anton & the Enhams, Test Valley7,668 residents · 58.5% owned · 10.4% no car

Most similar within Milton Keynes

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes10,188 residents · 59.2% owned · 9.8% no carLoughton, Milton Keynes6,838 residents · 51.5% owned · 15.6% no carFairfields & Grange Farm, Milton Keynes9,658 residents · 57.9% owned · 10.2% no carBroughton West & Milton Keynes Village, Milton Keynes8,278 residents · 50.4% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shenley Wood & Crownhill

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

Tenure

Owned64.5%
2,095 households
Private rented13.9%
450 households
Shared ownership10.8%
350 households
Social rented10.8%
350 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.2%
1,371 households
Semi-detached25.2%
818 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.6%
572 households
Terraced14.3%
465 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,416 households
2 cars or vans in household34.5%
1,121 households
No cars or vans in household12%
389 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
319 households
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.9%
1,229 households
3 bedrooms30.7%
997 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
723 households
1 bedroom9.1%
297 households
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
2,277 households
One-person household23.2%
754 households
Other household types6.6%
214 households
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.1%
879 households
1 person in household23.2%
754 households
4 people in household21.6%
700 households
3 people in household20%
650 households
5 people in household5.7%
185 households
6 people in household1.4%
47 households
7 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
2,073 residents
15–2917.7%
1,633 residents
30–4427.4%
2,528 residents
45–6422.3%
2,057 residents
65 and over10%
921 residents
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White60.5%
5,577 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.7%
2,090 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.6%
792 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.6%
517 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
235 residents
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.1%
3,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
951 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
4,666 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
2,198 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,497 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
4,996 residents
Good health33.1%
3,050 residents
Fair health9.7%
889 residents
Bad health2.4%
217 residents
Very bad health0.7%
60 residents
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
8,046 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,166 residents
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.7%
2,002 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.4%
889 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
292 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Shenley Wood & Crownhill · 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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