If you are thinking of moving to Sevick End or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Sevick End to figures for Bedfordshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Sevick End is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Sevick End Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Sevick End has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Sevick End is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Bedford | England |
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Owned | 31.4% | 30.6% |
Mortgage | 34.3% | 32.8% |
Shared | 1% | 0.8% |
Social Rented (Council) | 1.8% | 9.4% |
Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 14.3% | 8.3% |
Private Rented | 14.6% | 15.4% |
Other | 1.3% | 1.4% |
Rent Free | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Sevick End Age Distribution Statistics
Age | Bedford | England |
---|---|---|
Age 0 to 4 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
Age 5 to 9 | 5.9% | 5.6% |
Age 10 to14 | 6.3% | 5.8% |
Age 15 to 17 | 4.1% | 3.7% |
Age 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.4% |
Age 25 to 29 | 6.4% | 6.9% |
Age 30 to 44 | 20.9% | 20.6% |
Age 45 to 59 | 19.6% | 19.4% |
Age 60 to 64 | 5.9% | 6% |
Age 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 8.6% |
Age 75 to 84 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
Age 85 and over | 2.2% | 2.3% |
Mean Age | 38.9 | 39.3 |
Median Age | 39 | 39 |
Sevick End Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner.
Grade | Bedford | England |
---|---|---|
AB | 24.58% | 22.96% |
C1 | 30.93% | 30.92% |
C2 | 20.02% | 20.64% |
DE | 24.47% | 25.49% |
Sevick End General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Sevick End. The percentage of residents in Sevick End rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.
Health | Bedford | England |
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Very Good | 46.90% | 47.17% |
Good | 35.98% | 34.22% |
Fair | 12.58% | 13.12% |
Bad | 3.55% | 4.25% |
Very Bad | 0.98% | 1.25% |
Sevick End Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Sevick End are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.
Benefit | Bedford | Greater Manchester (Met County) | England |
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Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 3.8% | 4.3% | 3.3% |
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.1% | 3.4% | 2.4% |
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 12.9% | 17.5% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Sevick End Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Sevick End are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Sevick End has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.
Country | Bedford | England |
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United Kingdom | 82.4% | 86.2% |
Rebublic of Ireland | 0.8% | 0.7% |
Other EU Countries | 6.3% | 3.7% |
Outside the EU | 10.5% | 9.4% |
Sevick End Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Sevick End and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Bedford | England |
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No Qualifications | 20.4% | 22.5% |
Level 1 | 13.8% | 13.3% |
Level 2 | 15.2% | 15.2% |
Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 3.6% |
Level 3 | 11.8% | 12.4% |
Level 4 | 28.1% | 27.4% |
Other | 6.8% | 5.7% |
What is the population of Sevick End and Bedford?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Bedford including Sevick End. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward | Population |
---|---|
Brickhill | 7969 |
Bromham and Biddenham | 6963 |
Castle | 8526 |
Cauldwell | 11189 |
Clapham | 4555 |
De Parys | 6817 |
Eastcotts | 4663 |
Elstow and Stewartby | 4885 |
Goldington | 9687 |
Great Barford | 8283 |
Harpur | 8718 |
Harrold | 4158 |
Kempston Central and East | 6981 |
Kempston North | 3609 |
Kempston Rural | 6763 |
Kempston South | 3900 |
Kempston West | 6485 |
Kingsbrook | 9764 |
Newnham | 7769 |
Oakley | 3709 |
Putnoe | 6923 |
Queens Park | 9502 |
Riseley | 3358 |
Sharnbrook | 3809 |
Wilshamstead | 5842 |
Wootton | 6270 |
Wyboston | 3590 |
Bedford Total | 174687 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.