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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006353

Ash Wharf

Ash Wharf is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,114 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,114

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,602

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,965.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.6%

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.

Great Baddow South & West, Chelmsford9,891 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.4% no carBromsgrove Sidemoor, Bromsgrove7,378 residents · 66.7% owned · 15.0% no carCatshill, Bromsgrove5,958 residents · 67.3% owned · 14.5% no carStaines South East, Spelthorne6,778 residents · 64.4% owned · 14.5% no carFlitwick East, Central Bedfordshire5,714 residents · 65.2% owned · 14.4% no carSteeple View & Noak Bridge, Basildon8,735 residents · 61.3% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ash Wharf

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

Tenure

Owned65.8%
1,711 households
Social rented24.1%
626 households
Private rented9.6%
250 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.8%
1,061 households
Detached19.6%
509 households
Terraced19.2%
499 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
450 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
61 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,043 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
861 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%
354 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
344 households
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,197 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
681 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
380 households
1 bedroom13.2%
344 households
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
1,684 households
One-person household30.2%
785 households
Other household types5.1%
133 households
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.5%
898 households
1 person in household30.2%
785 households
3 people in household15.4%
401 households
4 people in household13.6%
354 households
5 people in household4.3%
111 households
6 people in household1.5%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,063 residents
15–2916.3%
998 residents
30–4420.3%
1,244 residents
45–6427.4%
1,675 residents
65 and over18.6%
1,136 residents
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.2%
5,578 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
303 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
143 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.6%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
877 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
557 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,100 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,008 residents
Good health33.1%
2,025 residents
Fair health12.8%
785 residents
Bad health3.9%
238 residents
Very bad health1%
59 residents
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
5,076 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,038 residents
Ash Wharf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.1%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
861 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
378 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Ash Wharf · 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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