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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006396

Thorpe

Thorpe is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,964 residents in Runnymede. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,964

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

558.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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.

West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks6,024 residents · 83.6% owned · 8.1% no carBox Hill & Brockham, Mole Valley6,258 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.2% no carRettendon & Runwell, Chelmsford6,508 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.4% no carCaddington & Slip End, Central Bedfordshire6,993 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.3% no carHeathfield & Liverton, Teignbridge6,721 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.9% no carBerinsfield & Wittenham, South Oxfordshire8,033 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within Runnymede

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ottershaw & Lyne, Runnymede5,685 residents · 70.9% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thorpe

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

Tenure

Owned77.4%
1,892 households
Private rented13.7%
334 households
Social rented8.1%
199 households
Shared ownership0.8%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.8%
876 households
Semi-detached19.7%
481 households
Terraced19.6%
480 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure13.7%
336 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.6%
234 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.2%
933 households
2 cars or vans in household34.2%
836 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.1%
419 households
No cars or vans in household10.5%
257 households
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.5%
820 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
707 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
647 households
1 bedroom11.1%
272 households
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,539 households
One-person household29.7%
727 households
Other household types7.4%
180 households
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
859 households
1 person in household29.7%
727 households
3 people in household15.3%
374 households
4 people in household13.3%
325 households
5 people in household4.8%
117 households
6 people in household1.1%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
854 residents
15–2915.4%
922 residents
30–4416.7%
995 residents
45–6429.1%
1,739 residents
65 and over24.4%
1,458 residents
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.5%
5,039 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
544 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
169 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
115 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
94 residents
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
706 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
2,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,003 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
2,976 residents
Good health33.4%
1,990 residents
Fair health12%
714 residents
Bad health3.9%
230 residents
Very bad health0.9%
55 residents
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
5,000 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
965 residents
Thorpe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.3%
1,231 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
861 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
296 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Thorpe · 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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