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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006319

West Molesey South

West Molesey South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,216 residents in Elmbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,216

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,908

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,750.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.7%

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.

Woodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carFarncombe, Waverley7,502 residents · 59.8% owned · 18.1% no carBurnham South, Buckinghamshire8,444 residents · 61.4% owned · 14.0% no carLoughton South, Epping Forest7,923 residents · 65.9% owned · 19.6% no carWare East, East Hertfordshire11,238 residents · 66.2% owned · 17.3% no carSt Mary Cray South, Bromley8,166 residents · 65.1% owned · 22.4% no car

Most similar within Elmbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walton North & Molesey Heath, Elmbridge7,251 residents · 58.0% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Molesey South

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

Tenure

Owned65%
1,889 households
Social rented20.3%
589 households
Private rented13.7%
399 households
Shared ownership0.9%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.4%
1,117 households
Terraced29.5%
857 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.8%
633 households
Detached8.1%
237 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,328 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
813 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
286 households
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,285 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
790 households
1 bedroom15.4%
447 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
386 households
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.1%
1,863 households
One-person household30.3%
880 households
Other household types5.6%
163 households
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.2%
880 households
2 people in household28.6%
832 households
4 people in household17.5%
510 households
3 people in household16.4%
477 households
5 people in household4.7%
138 households
6 people in household1.9%
56 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
1,507 residents
15–2913.9%
1,000 residents
30–4422.7%
1,638 residents
45–6426.8%
1,933 residents
65 and over15.8%
1,139 residents
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.4%
6,160 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.3%
528 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
259 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
176 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
92 residents
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.7%
2,062 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
151 residents aged 16 and over
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.6%
3,631 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
1,888 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
101 residents aged 16 and over
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
299 residents aged 16 and over
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
3,705 residents
Good health32.2%
2,323 residents
Fair health12%
866 residents
Bad health3.6%
258 residents
Very bad health0.9%
63 residents
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
6,087 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,129 residents
West Molesey South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,430 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
969 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
411 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
West Molesey South · 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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