Micklefield

Buckinghamshire · South East · population 5,699 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

32Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,625 of 6,856 in England
  • #944 of 1,119 in South East
  • #65 of 67 in Buckinghamshire
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,756
Median age (est.)36
Density3,246per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 32%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 28%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 18%Black: 10%Mixed: 7%Other: 2%
White 63%Asian 18%Black 10%Mixed 7%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 34% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 23%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Micklefield is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,625 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #65 of 67 in Buckinghamshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Housing & access (12). Typical homes here, about £375,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 47 sales), 18% below the wider Buckinghamshire median of £460,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,650 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 28 · #4,954
Employment 32 · #4,680
Education 22 · #5,318
Health 55 · #3,110
Crime 34 · #4,557
Housing & access 12 · #6,003
Living environment 94 · #430

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · +11.3% yr · n=47
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,00047+11.3%+25.0%
Detached£490,0005
Semi-detached£391,69824+7.3%+26.8%
Terraced£387,5007+29.2%
Flat£210,00011+5.8%+9.1%
This area£375,000
Buckinghamshire£460,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£44,650±£7,173 · #2,165 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,441
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 412 offences
Buckinghamshire57
South East71
England83

Rank #3,679 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences219
Theft45
Burglary8
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons26
Drugs25
Robbery5
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 46 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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