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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006397

Virginia Water

Virginia Water is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,334 residents in Runnymede. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,334

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,486

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

428.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.7%

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.

Radlett, Hertsmere8,185 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.5% no carBeaconsfield Town, Buckinghamshire12,235 residents · 68.0% owned · 11.4% no carSouth Ascot & Sunningdale, Windsor and Maidenhead11,232 residents · 72.4% owned · 8.8% no carFarnham & Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire7,294 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.8% no carEsher, Elmbridge7,098 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.0% no carAscot & North Ascot East, Windsor and Maidenhead7,422 residents · 67.6% owned · 7.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Virginia Water

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

Tenure

Owned73.8%
1,835 households
Private rented20.3%
505 households
Social rented4.3%
107 households
Shared ownership1.6%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.1%
1,245 households
Semi-detached21.3%
530 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.9%
370 households
Terraced9.3%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
14 households
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.4%
955 households
1 car or van in household37.6%
935 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
455 households
No cars or vans in household5.7%
141 households
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms50.5%
1,256 households
3 bedrooms23.7%
588 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
504 households
1 bedroom5.6%
138 households
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
1,691 households
One-person household24.5%
609 households
Other household types7.4%
183 households
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
870 households
1 person in household24.5%
609 households
3 people in household17.3%
430 households
4 people in household16%
397 households
5 people in household4.8%
120 households
6 people in household1.6%
40 households
7 people in household0.6%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,065 residents
15–2913.8%
875 residents
30–4416.9%
1,068 residents
45–6431.2%
1,975 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,347 residents
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.2%
4,890 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.2%
903 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
266 residents
Other ethnic group3%
193 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
86 residents
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.7%
2,675 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
655 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
627 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
2,998 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,103 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
1,431 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.1%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.6%
185 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.8%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.3%
3,691 residents
Good health30.3%
1,916 residents
Fair health8.8%
560 residents
Bad health2%
124 residents
Very bad health0.7%
42 residents
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.6%
5,612 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.4%
722 residents
Virginia Water · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.7%
1,610 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28%
696 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.2%
153 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
25 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Virginia Water · 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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