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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006322

Long Ditton

Long Ditton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,489 residents in Elmbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,489

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,525

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,028.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

58.8%

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.

Harpenden East, St Albans7,878 residents · 71.7% owned · 11.4% no carReigate Central & Redhill Common, Reigate and Banstead8,378 residents · 69.6% owned · 13.6% no carBerkhamsted South, Dacorum5,873 residents · 70.3% owned · 12.8% no carTudor Drive, Kingston upon Thames8,093 residents · 76.6% owned · 16.7% no carLongacres, St Albans6,540 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.6% no carChislehurst West & Elmstead, Bromley10,755 residents · 80.7% owned · 11.2% no car

Most similar within Elmbridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thames Ditton, Elmbridge6,608 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Long Ditton

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
1,932 households
Private rented12.3%
311 households
Social rented10.8%
273 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced27.9%
704 households
Semi-detached27.5%
694 households
Detached27.4%
691 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.8%
298 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
115 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.8%
1,233 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
718 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
308 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
266 households
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.1%
1,064 households
3 bedrooms27.5%
695 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
538 households
1 bedroom9%
228 households
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
1,786 households
One-person household24.4%
616 households
Other household types4.8%
121 households
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.5%
771 households
1 person in household24.4%
617 households
4 people in household20.6%
519 households
3 people in household18.4%
465 households
5 people in household4.7%
119 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
1,357 residents
15–2913.8%
896 residents
30–4420.4%
1,324 residents
45–6429.4%
1,909 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,002 residents
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83%
5,386 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
560 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5%
325 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
125 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
92 residents
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above58.8%
2,963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
510 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.4%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
3,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.9%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.5%
1,534 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.7%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.8%
192 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.7%
185 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.1%
3,903 residents
Good health29.7%
1,928 residents
Fair health7.9%
510 residents
Bad health1.7%
108 residents
Very bad health0.6%
40 residents
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.4%
5,734 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.6%
754 residents
Long Ditton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.6%
1,606 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.8%
702 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.2%
182 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Long Ditton · 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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