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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006358

Onslow Village and University

Onslow Village and University is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,974 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,974

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,754

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,615.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.2%

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.

Englefield Green & University, Runnymede11,826 residents · 49.7% owned · 19.1% no carSouth Canterbury, Canterbury9,894 residents · 54.9% owned · 27.6% no carHighfield & University, Southampton6,799 residents · 49.5% owned · 26.4% no carOldfield Park West, Bath and North East Somerset8,330 residents · 42.6% owned · 33.5% no carGreat Stoke & Stoke Park, South Gloucestershire9,163 residents · 44.8% owned · 16.7% no carWidcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down, Bath and North East Somerset11,773 residents · 64.3% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Onslow Village and University

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

Tenure

Owned51.1%
1,407 households
Private rented31.7%
872 households
Social rented14.2%
391 households
Shared ownership2.9%
80 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.3%
1,028 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.8%
684 households
Detached22.5%
620 households
Terraced9.4%
259 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.5%
124 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,141 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
784 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
646 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
183 households
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31.1%
857 households
4 or more bedrooms30.4%
837 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
554 households
1 bedroom18.3%
505 households
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.3%
1,522 households
One-person household28.8%
792 households
Other household types15.9%
439 households
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31%
854 households
1 person in household28.7%
792 households
4 people in household17.4%
478 households
3 people in household16.3%
449 households
5 people in household4.9%
134 households
6 people in household1.4%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.2%
1,006 residents
15–2948.1%
4,320 residents
30–4415.2%
1,366 residents
45–6415.7%
1,408 residents
65 and over9.7%
873 residents
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.4%
6,677 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.4%
1,383 residents
Other ethnic group4%
356 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
344 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
214 residents
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.2%
3,647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications33.4%
2,642 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.1%
560 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications6.2%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.2%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.7%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.9%
4,018 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)38.1%
3,013 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student11%
869 residents aged 16 and over
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students45.9%
3,630 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations5.4%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.8%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.2%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.7%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.2%
250 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.7%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.1%
5,218 residents
Good health30.9%
2,770 residents
Fair health8.8%
790 residents
Bad health1.7%
149 residents
Very bad health0.5%
48 residents
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
7,859 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
1,115 residents
Onslow Village and University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
1,596 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.7%
819 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
285 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Onslow Village and University · 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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