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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006327

Oatlands

Oatlands is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,697 residents in Elmbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,697

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,801

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,228.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.3%

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 Town, St Albans8,100 residents · 74.5% owned · 12.9% no carReigate Central & Redhill Common, Reigate and Banstead8,378 residents · 69.6% owned · 13.6% no carChislehurst West & Elmstead, Bromley10,755 residents · 80.7% owned · 11.2% no carAmersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire10,564 residents · 71.5% owned · 12.6% no carVerulam Park, St Albans7,292 residents · 80.5% owned · 11.0% 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 St George's Hill, Elmbridge6,651 residents · 69.9% owned · 6.0% no carLong Ditton, Elmbridge6,489 residents · 76.5% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oatlands

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

Tenure

Owned75.7%
2,119 households
Private rented19.2%
539 households
Social rented4.9%
137 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.8%
919 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.9%
782 households
Terraced22.8%
639 households
Semi-detached12.6%
353 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
56 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,272 households
2 cars or vans in household34.2%
957 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
305 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
266 households
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.4%
1,160 households
2 bedrooms28%
783 households
3 bedrooms21.9%
612 households
1 bedroom8.7%
244 households
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.8%
1,870 households
One-person household29.9%
837 households
Other household types3.3%
92 households
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.5%
882 households
1 person in household29.9%
837 households
4 people in household19.1%
536 households
3 people in household14.4%
403 households
5 people in household4.4%
124 households
6 people in household0.5%
14 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,379 residents
15–2911.4%
764 residents
30–4418.4%
1,231 residents
45–6428.6%
1,918 residents
65 and over21%
1,404 residents
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.3%
5,712 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
442 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
316 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
126 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
101 residents
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.3%
2,996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
576 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.4%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.2%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
3,176 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
1,988 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations30.8%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.2%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
290 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.3%
225 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.1%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60%
4,016 residents
Good health29.1%
1,949 residents
Fair health8.3%
553 residents
Bad health2%
132 residents
Very bad health0.7%
47 residents
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.2%
5,974 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.8%
722 residents
Oatlands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension65.9%
1,846 households
Household is deprived in one dimension25.6%
718 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
209 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
25 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Oatlands · 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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