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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006354

Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West

Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,619 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,619

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,816

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,771.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

59.7%

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 carHook Heath, Woking6,215 residents · 75.3% owned · 10.4% no carChislehurst West & Elmstead, Bromley10,755 residents · 80.7% owned · 11.2% no carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carWest Byfleet & Pyrford North, Woking9,332 residents · 80.0% owned · 9.3% no carEwell East, Epsom and Ewell11,786 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West

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

Tenure

Owned77.9%
2,972 households
Private rented17.9%
684 households
Social rented3.1%
118 households
Shared ownership1.1%
42 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.8%
2,131 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
693 households
Semi-detached15.7%
601 households
Terraced7.2%
273 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
87 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,558 households
2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,404 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%
501 households
No cars or vans in household9.2%
352 households
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms48.2%
1,840 households
3 bedrooms22.7%
867 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
790 households
1 bedroom8.4%
319 households
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
2,705 households
One-person household23.7%
905 households
Other household types5.3%
202 households
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.5%
1,280 households
1 person in household23.7%
906 households
4 people in household18.7%
712 households
3 people in household18%
685 households
5 people in household5.1%
194 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,801 residents
15–2915.4%
1,484 residents
30–4416.5%
1,583 residents
45–6429.3%
2,823 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,930 residents
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.6%
8,231 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%
728 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
341 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
230 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
87 residents
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above59.7%
4,579 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.9%
838 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.3%
561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.7%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
4,554 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
2,971 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29%
2,224 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
1,989 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.2%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.8%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.3%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health60.5%
5,817 residents
Good health29.6%
2,843 residents
Fair health7.8%
750 residents
Bad health1.7%
165 residents
Very bad health0.5%
44 residents
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.7%
8,537 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.3%
1,083 residents
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.8%
2,472 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
1,110 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions5.2%
197 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West · 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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