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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006329

Esher

Esher is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,098 residents in Elmbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,098

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,796

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

763.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.6%

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.

South Ascot & Sunningdale, Windsor and Maidenhead11,232 residents · 72.4% owned · 8.8% no carRadlett, Hertsmere8,185 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.5% no carBeaconsfield Town, Buckinghamshire12,235 residents · 68.0% owned · 11.4% no carVirginia Water, Runnymede6,334 residents · 73.8% owned · 5.7% no carBurpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West, Guildford9,619 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carChorleywood, Three Rivers5,710 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.4% 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 carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carCobham, Elmbridge9,944 residents · 66.1% owned · 11.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Esher

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

Tenure

Owned71.5%
1,999 households
Private rented17.9%
500 households
Social rented9.8%
274 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49%
1,368 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
482 households
Semi-detached16%
448 households
Terraced12.7%
356 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,092 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
948 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18%
502 households
No cars or vans in household9%
252 households
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49%
1,369 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
612 households
3 bedrooms20.5%
572 households
1 bedroom8.6%
241 households
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
1,964 households
One-person household24.4%
683 households
Other household types5.3%
148 households
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
959 households
1 person in household24.5%
684 households
3 people in household16.9%
473 households
4 people in household16.7%
466 households
5 people in household5.9%
164 households
6 people in household1.2%
33 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,293 residents
15–2914.4%
1,019 residents
30–4417%
1,209 residents
45–6430.4%
2,155 residents
65 and over20%
1,423 residents
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.3%
6,127 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
463 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
255 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
185 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
67 residents
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.6%
3,178 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
668 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.6%
549 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.5%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,272 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,371 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.6%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.1%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.8%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.6%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health62.5%
4,439 residents
Good health26.4%
1,871 residents
Fair health8.3%
586 residents
Bad health2.2%
156 residents
Very bad health0.6%
46 residents
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
6,250 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
845 residents
Esher · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.1%
1,791 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.8%
748 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.7%
216 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Esher · 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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