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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006371

Dorking South

Dorking South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,323 residents in Mole Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,323

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,198

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,823.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.5%

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.

Hitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no carSaffron Walden Town, Uttlesford13,129 residents · 62.2% owned · 16.4% no carSutton Coldfield South & Central, Birmingham8,473 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.7% no carHenley South, South Oxfordshire6,273 residents · 66.0% owned · 14.5% no carBishop's Stortford North, East Hertfordshire6,867 residents · 65.0% owned · 20.2% no carChristchurch Park, Ipswich8,388 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.3% no car

Most similar within Mole Valley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leatherhead South & Ashtead South, Mole Valley6,260 residents · 74.5% owned · 14.3% no carDorking North & Westhumble, Mole Valley6,339 residents · 72.7% owned · 15.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dorking South

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

Tenure

Owned66.4%
2,122 households
Private rented19.6%
628 households
Social rented12.8%
408 households
Shared ownership1.2%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached27.5%
881 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.7%
791 households
Semi-detached24%
767 households
Terraced13.4%
427 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
162 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
82 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
81 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,441 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
906 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
508 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
343 households
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms28.7%
918 households
3 bedrooms26.9%
860 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
846 households
1 bedroom17.9%
574 households
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
1,945 households
One-person household33.7%
1,077 households
Other household types5.5%
176 households
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,078 households
1 person in household33.7%
1,077 households
3 people in household14.2%
453 households
4 people in household13.3%
424 households
5 people in household4%
127 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,143 residents
15–2914.7%
1,074 residents
30–4417.3%
1,267 residents
45–6429.5%
2,157 residents
65 and over23%
1,683 residents
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.9%
6,728 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
262 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
184 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
92 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
56 residents
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.5%
2,955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
861 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
767 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
713 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
432 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,744 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,260 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,554 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
3,884 residents
Good health32.8%
2,399 residents
Fair health10.8%
793 residents
Bad health2.7%
200 residents
Very bad health0.6%
47 residents
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
6,179 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,144 residents
Dorking South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.3%
1,834 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
978 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
308 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
68 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Dorking South · 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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