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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006330

Hersham

Hersham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,928 residents in Elmbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,928

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,021

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,058.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.3%

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.

Jersey Farm & Sandridge, St Albans7,004 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carEpping North, Epping Forest7,161 residents · 69.4% owned · 15.7% no carSevenoaks North, Sevenoaks9,853 residents · 60.6% owned · 15.1% no carHaslemere West, Waverley6,143 residents · 67.7% owned · 12.8% no carHertford Bengeo, East Hertfordshire7,898 residents · 73.5% owned · 13.3% no carCaversham Balmore Park, Reading8,588 residents · 77.0% owned · 16.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hersham

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

Tenure

Owned68.2%
2,741 households
Social rented17.6%
709 households
Private rented13.1%
527 households
Shared ownership1%
42 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39%
1,568 households
Detached27.3%
1,100 households
Terraced15.9%
641 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.4%
581 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,809 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
1,204 households
No cars or vans in household12.7%
509 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
501 households
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.4%
1,466 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
1,217 households
2 bedrooms19.9%
800 households
1 bedroom13.4%
540 households
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,595 households
One-person household30%
1,207 households
Other household types5.5%
223 households
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30%
1,207 households
2 people in household29.1%
1,171 households
4 people in household17.9%
719 households
3 people in household16.1%
649 households
5 people in household5.6%
224 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
2,026 residents
15–2913.1%
1,296 residents
30–4420.9%
2,075 residents
45–6425.9%
2,569 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,959 residents
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.4%
8,780 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%
537 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
372 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
153 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
87 residents
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.3%
3,520 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
4,811 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,860 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,733 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.7%
5,531 residents
Good health30.8%
3,055 residents
Fair health10%
989 residents
Bad health2.9%
283 residents
Very bad health0.7%
70 residents
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
8,559 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,369 residents
Hersham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.9%
2,288 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
441 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Hersham · 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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