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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006390

Horley West

Horley West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,508 residents in Reigate and Banstead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,508

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,077

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,536.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.4%

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.

Leighton Buzzard South East, Central Bedfordshire13,726 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.8% no carHorsham West, Horsham10,941 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.2% no carBurgess Hill East, Mid Sussex9,842 residents · 77.2% owned · 12.2% no carWitney West, West Oxfordshire7,087 residents · 63.0% owned · 12.2% no carOld Harlow & Newhall, Harlow11,183 residents · 64.3% owned · 11.9% no carBiggleswade East, Central Bedfordshire11,227 residents · 72.5% owned · 9.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horley West

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
2,943 households
Social rented15.5%
631 households
Private rented8.6%
350 households
Shared ownership3.7%
151 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.6%
1,658 households
Detached25.7%
1,049 households
Terraced18.3%
748 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14%
571 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,614 households
2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,535 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
492 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
438 households
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,942 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
956 households
4 or more bedrooms22.9%
936 households
1 bedroom6%
245 households
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
2,917 households
One-person household22.3%
910 households
Other household types6.1%
249 households
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,369 households
1 person in household22.3%
910 households
3 people in household20.3%
828 households
4 people in household16.8%
684 households
5 people in household4.8%
195 households
6 people in household1.6%
64 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
2,270 residents
15–2915.5%
1,625 residents
30–4424.5%
2,573 residents
45–6423%
2,421 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,619 residents
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.1%
9,254 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
535 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
331 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
294 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
92 residents
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.4%
2,626 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,552 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.2%
5,527 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.8%
2,494 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,923 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
5,657 residents
Good health32.7%
3,435 residents
Fair health10.1%
1,060 residents
Bad health2.7%
288 residents
Very bad health0.6%
68 residents
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
9,064 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,444 residents
Horley West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
2,291 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,252 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Horley West · 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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