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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006351

Burpham North & Merrow East

Burpham North & Merrow East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,371 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,371

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,391

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,921.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.1%

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.

Lacey Green & Wilmslow Park, Cheshire East6,781 residents · 70.3% owned · 10.8% no carRickmansworth West, Three Rivers9,025 residents · 67.8% owned · 13.8% no carWokingham West & South, Wokingham8,753 residents · 74.5% owned · 9.9% no carSunbury East, Spelthorne7,742 residents · 75.4% owned · 11.1% no carMarshalswick, St Albans6,972 residents · 73.7% owned · 11.3% no carFarnham Shortheath, Waverley7,178 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burpham North & Merrow East

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

Tenure

Owned67.1%
2,275 households
Private rented18.8%
639 households
Social rented13.1%
445 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.9%
1,116 households
Detached32.6%
1,105 households
Terraced18.4%
625 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.2%
480 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,345 households
2 cars or vans in household38.7%
1,311 households
No cars or vans in household11.1%
376 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
358 households
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.9%
1,217 households
4 or more bedrooms29.9%
1,014 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
631 households
1 bedroom15.6%
528 households
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,304 households
One-person household27.5%
931 households
Other household types4.6%
155 households
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%
1,057 households
1 person in household27.4%
930 households
4 people in household18.1%
614 households
3 people in household16.6%
563 households
5 people in household5.3%
181 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,690 residents
15–2915.6%
1,304 residents
30–4419.9%
1,667 residents
45–6428.2%
2,362 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,347 residents
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.8%
7,178 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
554 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
318 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
222 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
98 residents
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.1%
3,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
844 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.6%
4,309 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.6%
2,144 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
1,641 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.6%
4,743 residents
Good health31.5%
2,640 residents
Fair health9%
754 residents
Bad health2.1%
180 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
7,301 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,070 residents
Burpham North & Merrow East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.4%
2,046 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.9%
947 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
323 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Burpham North & Merrow East · 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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