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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006331

Claygate

Claygate is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,263 residents in Elmbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,263

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,806

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,541.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

56.4%

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.

Chorleywood, Three Rivers5,710 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.4% no carFulshaw Park & Lindow, Cheshire East7,289 residents · 87.4% owned · 6.8% no carHarpenden Common, St Albans6,871 residents · 86.0% owned · 7.0% no carBurpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West, Guildford9,619 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carRadlett, Hertsmere8,185 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.5% no carEpsom Downs & Common, Epsom and Ewell9,056 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Claygate

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

Tenure

Owned80.2%
2,251 households
Private rented10.5%
294 households
Social rented8.7%
243 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.7%
1,253 households
Semi-detached30.8%
864 households
Terraced11.4%
321 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%
282 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,153 households
2 cars or vans in household35.9%
1,007 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
385 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
261 households
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms47.9%
1,345 households
3 bedrooms30.3%
849 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
471 households
1 bedroom5%
141 households
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.5%
2,033 households
One-person household23.3%
655 households
Other household types4.2%
118 households
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
919 households
1 person in household23.3%
655 households
4 people in household21.6%
606 households
3 people in household15.8%
442 households
5 people in household5.5%
154 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,436 residents
15–2913.1%
951 residents
30–4416.3%
1,182 residents
45–6430.5%
2,214 residents
65 and over20.4%
1,482 residents
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.6%
6,582 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
324 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
244 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
104 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above56.4%
3,229 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
681 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.7%
554 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.5%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
3,451 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,184 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.2%
1,613 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,455 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
355 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 unemployed4.2%
243 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.1%
233 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.3%
4,382 residents
Good health28.1%
2,044 residents
Fair health8.5%
615 residents
Bad health2.2%
160 residents
Very bad health0.9%
62 residents
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.2%
6,408 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.8%
856 residents
Claygate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.6%
1,813 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.5%
773 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.5%
183 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
37 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Claygate · 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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