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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006372

Holmwoods

Holmwoods is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,411 residents in Mole Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,411

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,711

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

483.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.0%

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.

Theale & Beenham, West Berkshire6,193 residents · 60.2% owned · 12.4% no carBroadbridge Heath & Warnham, Horsham8,783 residents · 67.0% owned · 13.4% no carHarefield, Hillingdon7,801 residents · 65.8% owned · 15.9% no carGodstone, Tandridge6,213 residents · 70.6% owned · 8.9% no carMill End, Heronsgate & Maple Cross, Three Rivers5,746 residents · 61.6% owned · 14.1% no carMelbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey, Chelmsford7,626 residents · 65.3% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holmwoods

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

Tenure

Owned61.5%
1,668 households
Social rented26%
705 households
Private rented10.2%
277 households
Shared ownership2.3%
61 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.6%
859 households
Terraced28.7%
778 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.1%
519 households
Detached18.6%
506 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,060 households
2 cars or vans in household34.7%
940 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%
369 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
343 households
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,099 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
756 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
476 households
1 bedroom14%
381 households
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,766 households
One-person household30.1%
816 households
Other household types4.8%
130 households
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
914 households
1 person in household30.1%
816 households
3 people in household16.6%
450 households
4 people in household13.2%
358 households
5 people in household4.6%
125 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,192 residents
15–2915.4%
989 residents
30–4418.8%
1,208 residents
45–6428.3%
1,813 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,213 residents
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.4%
5,991 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
164 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
151 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
52 residents
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32%
1,648 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
806 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
600 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.6%
3,226 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.9%
1,850 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.1%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,154 residents
Good health34.8%
2,233 residents
Fair health11.7%
750 residents
Bad health3.5%
225 residents
Very bad health0.7%
47 residents
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
5,342 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,069 residents
Holmwoods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,353 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
886 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
367 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Holmwoods · 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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