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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006318

East Molesey

East Molesey is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,965 residents in Elmbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,965

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,931

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,337.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

60.7%

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.

Reigate Central & Redhill Common, Reigate and Banstead8,378 residents · 69.6% owned · 13.6% no carHarpenden Town, St Albans8,100 residents · 74.5% owned · 12.9% no carTunbridge Wells South, Tunbridge Wells8,430 residents · 72.3% owned · 14.0% no carVerulam Park, St Albans7,292 residents · 80.5% owned · 11.0% no carHampton Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,022 residents · 70.0% owned · 20.5% no carBerkhamsted Town, Dacorum6,371 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.7% no car

Most similar within Elmbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Weybridge Riverside, Elmbridge9,598 residents · 62.7% owned · 13.4% no carThames Ditton, Elmbridge6,608 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.4% no carWalton Hersham Road, Elmbridge7,532 residents · 64.5% owned · 12.8% no carOatlands, Elmbridge6,697 residents · 75.7% owned · 9.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Molesey

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

Tenure

Owned75.4%
2,209 households
Private rented19.9%
583 households
Social rented2.8%
81 households
Shared ownership1.9%
56 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.8%
961 households
Semi-detached25%
734 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
535 households
Terraced12.3%
362 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
163 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.4%
128 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.2%
1,441 households
2 cars or vans in household28.7%
841 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
375 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
273 households
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41%
1,202 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
754 households
3 bedrooms23.4%
685 households
1 bedroom9.9%
289 households
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
1,997 households
One-person household26.9%
787 households
Other household types5%
146 households
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,060 households
1 person in household26.9%
787 households
3 people in household16.5%
483 households
4 people in household16%
468 households
5 people in household3.9%
113 households
6 people in household0.5%
15 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,275 residents
15–2912.8%
895 residents
30–4420.4%
1,423 residents
45–6429.3%
2,040 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,332 residents
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
6,169 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
339 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
256 residents
Other ethnic group2%
141 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
63 residents
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above60.7%
3,413 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10%
561 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.9%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
111 residents aged 16 and over
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
3,677 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
54 residents aged 16 and over
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.3%
1,593 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.5%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.2%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4%
225 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
199 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
127 residents aged 16 and over
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health61.9%
4,309 residents
Good health29%
2,023 residents
Fair health6.9%
480 residents
Bad health1.7%
121 residents
Very bad health0.5%
32 residents
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.6%
6,241 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.4%
725 residents
East Molesey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension67.5%
1,976 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.9%
757 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions5.4%
158 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
East Molesey · 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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