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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006347

Ash Vale

Ash Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,127 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,127

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,076

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,360.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.0%

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.

Newport Pagnell South, Milton Keynes8,108 residents · 70.5% owned · 13.2% no carRoyston South, West & East, North Hertfordshire11,630 residents · 76.0% owned · 12.2% no carThame North, South Oxfordshire5,380 residents · 72.9% owned · 10.7% no carLinslade East, Central Bedfordshire6,045 residents · 71.5% owned · 13.9% no carHamble-le-Rice, Eastleigh6,036 residents · 69.6% owned · 10.5% no carStaines South West, Spelthorne7,190 residents · 80.7% owned · 12.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ash Vale

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%
2,336 households
Private rented17.2%
530 households
Social rented6.2%
190 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%
1,033 households
Detached29.3%
903 households
Terraced25.4%
782 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.6%
296 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,278 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,129 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
433 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
238 households
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.7%
1,129 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
952 households
4 or more bedrooms23.1%
711 households
1 bedroom9.3%
285 households
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,090 households
One-person household27.6%
848 households
Other household types4.4%
135 households
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,175 households
1 person in household27.6%
850 households
3 people in household16.6%
511 households
4 people in household13.7%
421 households
5 people in household2.9%
88 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,178 residents
15–2914.7%
1,046 residents
30–4421.3%
1,516 residents
45–6427.3%
1,948 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,441 residents
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.6%
6,597 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
259 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
133 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
60 residents
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37%
2,178 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
850 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.3%
3,842 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
1,983 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.1%
1,534 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
3,512 residents
Good health36.6%
2,607 residents
Fair health10.7%
766 residents
Bad health2.6%
188 residents
Very bad health0.8%
54 residents
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
6,088 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,039 residents
Ash Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.3%
1,765 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
997 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
262 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Ash Vale · 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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