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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006392

Horley Central

Horley Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,169 residents in Reigate and Banstead. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,169

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,950

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,726.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.9%

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.

Dunstable Central, Central Bedfordshire10,506 residents · 59.7% owned · 21.7% no carEast Grinstead Central & North, Mid Sussex13,280 residents · 60.6% owned · 19.4% no carCamberley West, Surrey Heath11,208 residents · 58.3% owned · 16.2% no carHemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum11,615 residents · 49.9% owned · 22.9% no carBurgess Hill Central, Mid Sussex9,134 residents · 61.9% owned · 25.1% no carHorsham Central, Horsham11,286 residents · 53.0% owned · 26.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horley Central

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

Tenure

Owned59.4%
2,346 households
Private rented26.9%
1,064 households
Social rented10.9%
431 households
Shared ownership2.7%
107 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.2%
1,468 households
Semi-detached30.2%
1,193 households
Detached18.5%
729 households
Terraced7.5%
298 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
108 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
88 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,771 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
1,008 households
No cars or vans in household20.7%
819 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
353 households
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36%
1,423 households
3 bedrooms28.2%
1,115 households
1 bedroom18.8%
741 households
4 or more bedrooms17%
672 households
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
2,345 households
One-person household32.9%
1,298 households
Other household types7.8%
307 households
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%
1,305 households
1 person in household32.8%
1,298 households
3 people in household16.9%
666 households
4 people in household11.8%
468 households
5 people in household3.7%
147 households
6 people in household1.2%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,586 residents
15–2914.9%
1,370 residents
30–4423.9%
2,192 residents
45–6425.4%
2,330 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,690 residents
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.1%
7,714 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.9%
723 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
311 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
310 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
110 residents
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
2,395 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.5%
4,847 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,555 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,663 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
4,431 residents
Good health35%
3,207 residents
Fair health12%
1,103 residents
Bad health3.7%
339 residents
Very bad health0.9%
87 residents
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
7,669 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,498 residents
Horley Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%
1,947 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,326 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
538 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
130 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Horley Central · 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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