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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006355

Park Barn & Royal Surrey

Park Barn & Royal Surrey is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,757 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,757

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,364

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,659.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.3%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Park Barn & Royal Surrey

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

Tenure

Social rented39.6%
935 households
Owned33.5%
791 households
Private rented25.8%
611 households
Shared ownership1%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached63.7%
1,505 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
381 households
Terraced9.7%
230 households
Detached7.2%
170 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
64 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.3%
906 households
No cars or vans in household28.2%
666 households
2 cars or vans in household23.2%
548 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
244 households
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.8%
894 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
609 households
4 or more bedrooms23.3%
551 households
1 bedroom13.1%
309 households
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.4%
1,264 households
Other household types23.5%
555 households
One-person household23.1%
547 households
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.7%
630 households
1 person in household23.1%
546 households
3 people in household19.6%
463 households
4 people in household18.2%
430 households
5 people in household7.1%
167 households
6 people in household3.4%
80 households
7 people in household1.2%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.5%
1,022 residents
15–2954.1%
5,281 residents
30–4413.7%
1,333 residents
45–6414.5%
1,416 residents
65 and over7.2%
706 residents
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.4%
6,763 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.1%
1,860 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
403 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
403 residents
Other ethnic group3.3%
321 residents
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications42%
3,633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above28.3%
2,451 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.7%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.9%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive54.3%
4,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)34.5%
2,990 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student11.1%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students51%
4,419 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.7%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.1%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
5,020 residents
Good health35.2%
3,437 residents
Fair health10%
972 residents
Bad health2.5%
242 residents
Very bad health0.9%
83 residents
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
8,228 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,528 residents
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%
971 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
837 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
116 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Park Barn & Royal Surrey · 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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