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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02000608

Surbiton North

Surbiton North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,199 residents in Kingston upon Thames. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Kingston upon Thames
7,199

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,405

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,765.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.2%

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.

Guildford Town Centre, Guildford11,456 residents · 42.7% owned · 30.3% no carChiswick Park, Hounslow8,999 residents · 43.2% owned · 48.3% no carWoking Central, Woking10,661 residents · 47.9% owned · 28.7% no carNew Beckenham, Bromley9,834 residents · 51.6% owned · 33.9% no carBlackheath Village, Lewisham6,491 residents · 42.9% owned · 48.5% no carTunbridge Wells Central, Tunbridge Wells9,097 residents · 40.1% owned · 30.4% no car

Most similar within Kingston upon Thames

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kingston Riverside, Kingston upon Thames10,561 residents · 46.0% owned · 38.4% no carSurbiton South, Kingston upon Thames7,954 residents · 42.1% owned · 37.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Surbiton North

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

Tenure

Private rented46.5%
1,582 households
Owned43.9%
1,495 households
Social rented9.2%
313 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement53.1%
1,809 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.8%
742 households
Semi-detached10.2%
348 households
Terraced7.6%
260 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.5%
119 households
Detached2.2%
74 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
1,658 households
No cars or vans in household40.1%
1,366 households
2 cars or vans in household9.7%
329 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
53 households
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.3%
1,509 households
1 bedroom35.6%
1,212 households
3 bedrooms11%
376 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
309 households
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53%
1,806 households
One-person household40.1%
1,365 households
Other household types7%
237 households
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.1%
1,365 households
2 people in household36%
1,225 households
3 people in household13.6%
464 households
4 people in household8.5%
288 households
5 people in household1.5%
51 households
6 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
914 residents
15–2924.3%
1,751 residents
30–4431.5%
2,267 residents
45–6421.7%
1,563 residents
65 and over9.8%
707 residents
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.7%
5,447 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.5%
898 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.7%
408 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
262 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
185 residents
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.2%
3,758 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
940 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.2%
452 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.8%
4,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.1%
1,632 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,627 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.6%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.8%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%
3,934 residents
Good health33.3%
2,395 residents
Fair health9.1%
656 residents
Bad health2.4%
175 residents
Very bad health0.5%
39 residents
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
6,290 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
909 residents
Surbiton North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.7%
1,998 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.1%
957 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Surbiton North · 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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