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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006357

Tongham

Tongham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,211 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,211

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,022

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,258.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

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.

Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill, Tonbridge and Malling12,104 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.2% no carMountsorrel & Rothley, Charnwood12,258 residents · 74.8% owned · 10.7% no carArlesey & Henlow, Central Bedfordshire12,185 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.4% no carCove & Southwood, Rushmoor8,034 residents · 76.0% owned · 7.8% no carLowford, Eastleigh9,670 residents · 65.3% owned · 8.4% no carFair Oak, Eastleigh11,531 residents · 82.8% owned · 7.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tongham

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

Tenure

Owned78.5%
2,373 households
Social rented10.8%
325 households
Private rented8.6%
259 households
Shared ownership2.1%
62 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.1%
1,031 households
Semi-detached32.8%
992 households
Terraced21.1%
636 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
299 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.2%
1,244 households
1 car or van in household35.1%
1,060 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.7%
475 households
No cars or vans in household8%
241 households
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,191 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
787 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
779 households
1 bedroom8.7%
263 households
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
2,142 households
One-person household24.4%
736 households
Other household types4.7%
141 households
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,161 households
1 person in household24.4%
736 households
3 people in household17.8%
536 households
4 people in household14.7%
444 households
5 people in household3.6%
108 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,246 residents
15–2914.4%
1,037 residents
30–4421.6%
1,561 residents
45–6428%
2,018 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,353 residents
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.1%
6,567 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%
337 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
68 residents
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
2,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
3,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
1,866 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
3,793 residents
Good health33.8%
2,438 residents
Fair health10.3%
740 residents
Bad health2.7%
195 residents
Very bad health0.6%
46 residents
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
6,243 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
968 residents
Tongham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.4%
1,733 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
931 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
292 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Tongham · 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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