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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006360

Shalford & Wanborough

Shalford & Wanborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,127 residents in Guildford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,127

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,290

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

155.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.8%

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.

Hartley Wintney & Heckfield, Hart7,164 residents · 69.8% owned · 7.5% no carRedbourn, St Albans6,403 residents · 75.3% owned · 9.7% no carTwyford East & Wargrave, Wokingham5,527 residents · 75.3% owned · 9.9% no carBlackheath, Wonersh & Shamley Green, Waverley6,978 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.9% no carSpringvale & Itchen Abbas, Winchester6,944 residents · 70.4% owned · 9.1% no carCookham & Waltham, Windsor and Maidenhead11,849 residents · 75.9% owned · 6.5% no car

Most similar within Guildford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Clandon & Send, Guildford8,520 residents · 76.1% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shalford & Wanborough

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

Tenure

Owned73.7%
2,425 households
Private rented13.9%
456 households
Social rented10.9%
358 households
Shared ownership1.5%
49 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44%
1,449 households
Semi-detached29.7%
978 households
Terraced14.1%
464 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.6%
251 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
83 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.7%
1,240 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,199 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
601 households
No cars or vans in household7.6%
250 households
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.4%
1,231 households
3 bedrooms32.3%
1,062 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
735 households
1 bedroom8%
262 households
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,224 households
One-person household27.1%
890 households
Other household types5.3%
175 households
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,209 households
1 person in household27.1%
890 households
3 people in household15.8%
519 households
4 people in household14.3%
469 households
5 people in household4.9%
162 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,363 residents
15–2913.2%
1,070 residents
30–4416.5%
1,341 residents
45–6430.1%
2,444 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,907 residents
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
7,662 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
189 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
171 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
37 residents
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.8%
3,317 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
781 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,960 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,610 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,693 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,623 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.1%
4,478 residents
Good health30.9%
2,510 residents
Fair health10.5%
850 residents
Bad health2.6%
214 residents
Very bad health0.9%
74 residents
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
6,954 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,172 residents
Shalford & Wanborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.4%
2,022 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.8%
949 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
276 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Shalford & Wanborough · 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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