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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006370

Dorking North & Westhumble

Dorking North & Westhumble is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,339 residents in Mole Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,339

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,838

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

461.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.6%

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.

Altrincham West, Dunham & Warburton, Trafford9,514 residents · 68.4% owned · 15.5% no carTring West & Long Marston, Dacorum6,043 residents · 75.0% owned · 10.6% no carBerkhamsted Town, Dacorum6,371 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.7% no carHenley South, South Oxfordshire6,273 residents · 66.0% owned · 14.5% no carBourne End, Buckinghamshire5,930 residents · 71.8% owned · 11.0% no carSouth Ely, East Cambridgeshire8,613 residents · 63.7% owned · 20.8% no car

Most similar within Mole Valley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dorking South, Mole Valley7,323 residents · 66.4% owned · 15.9% no carLeatherhead South & Ashtead South, Mole Valley6,260 residents · 74.5% owned · 14.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dorking North & Westhumble

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

Tenure

Owned72.7%
2,063 households
Private rented19.7%
558 households
Social rented7.2%
204 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached26.6%
754 households
Detached23.5%
667 households
Terraced21.1%
598 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.8%
563 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.5%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
76 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
69 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
11 households
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
1,308 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
805 households
No cars or vans in household15.5%
441 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
284 households
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31%
881 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
755 households
4 or more bedrooms26%
737 households
1 bedroom16.4%
465 households
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
1,757 households
One-person household34.2%
972 households
Other household types3.9%
111 households
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
998 households
1 person in household34.2%
972 households
3 people in household14.4%
409 households
4 people in household12.7%
361 households
5 people in household2.7%
78 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
923 residents
15–2915.2%
962 residents
30–4418.2%
1,152 residents
45–6430.5%
1,936 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,369 residents
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
5,929 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
164 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
140 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
50 residents
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.6%
2,695 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
691 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.1%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
205 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.5%
3,384 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
1,876 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.9%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
263 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
227 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.6%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
3,396 residents
Good health33.6%
2,128 residents
Fair health9.9%
630 residents
Bad health2.2%
141 residents
Very bad health0.7%
46 residents
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
5,511 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
830 residents
Dorking North & Westhumble · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62%
1,759 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.3%
776 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
251 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Dorking North & Westhumble · 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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