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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006348

Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street

Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,462 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,462

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,454

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

471.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

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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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%
2,586 households
Private rented13.4%
463 households
Social rented10.8%
373 households
Shared ownership0.9%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.4%
1,432 households
Detached31.3%
1,080 households
Terraced15.5%
537 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.6%
298 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
60 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.3%
1,290 households
2 cars or vans in household36.3%
1,255 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.7%
541 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
369 households
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,651 households
4 or more bedrooms25.8%
891 households
2 bedrooms21.4%
739 households
1 bedroom5%
174 households
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
2,297 households
One-person household25.4%
879 households
Other household types8.1%
279 households
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,243 households
1 person in household25.4%
879 households
3 people in household17.5%
604 households
4 people in household16%
552 households
5 people in household3.8%
130 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,369 residents
15–2915.5%
1,314 residents
30–4419.6%
1,655 residents
45–6426.5%
2,239 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,883 residents
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88%
7,451 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
557 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
203 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
128 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
125 residents
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.4%
2,838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
4,192 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,681 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,419 residents
Good health33.4%
2,823 residents
Fair health10.7%
906 residents
Bad health3%
250 residents
Very bad health0.8%
64 residents
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
7,234 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,228 residents
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%
1,882 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,136 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood Street · 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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