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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006398

Chertsey

Chertsey is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,654 residents in Runnymede. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,654

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,791

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,981.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

South Farnborough & North Camp, Rushmoor12,122 residents · 54.1% owned · 15.6% no carBishop's Stortford Central, East Hertfordshire10,373 residents · 55.1% owned · 20.6% no carCentral Bracknell & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest11,871 residents · 46.4% owned · 21.1% no carEast Grinstead Central & North, Mid Sussex13,280 residents · 60.6% owned · 19.4% no carWaterhouse Lane & Admirals Park, Chelmsford10,349 residents · 57.8% owned · 20.3% no carWare East, East Hertfordshire11,238 residents · 66.2% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within Runnymede

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Addlestone North, Runnymede12,270 residents · 71.9% owned · 12.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chertsey

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

Tenure

Owned60.7%
2,302 households
Private rented20.2%
766 households
Social rented17.7%
670 households
Shared ownership1.2%
47 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached29.5%
1,117 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.8%
1,091 households
Terraced22.3%
846 households
Detached11.5%
434 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
90 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
74 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
69 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
69 households
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,714 households
2 cars or vans in household31.2%
1,184 households
No cars or vans in household14.8%
561 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
331 households
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36%
1,365 households
3 bedrooms29.2%
1,107 households
1 bedroom20.4%
772 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
546 households
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,355 households
One-person household32%
1,212 households
Other household types5.9%
222 households
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,276 households
1 person in household32%
1,213 households
3 people in household16.3%
619 households
4 people in household12.5%
472 households
5 people in household3.6%
137 households
6 people in household1.3%
50 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,625 residents
15–2917.1%
1,477 residents
30–4422.7%
1,961 residents
45–6426.4%
2,287 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,303 residents
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.1%
7,539 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
544 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
306 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
151 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
118 residents
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
2,441 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,195 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.5%
4,835 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.1%
2,024 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,772 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
874 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.7%
4,645 residents
Good health31.6%
2,737 residents
Fair health10.9%
942 residents
Bad health3%
257 residents
Very bad health0.8%
73 residents
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
7,492 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,162 residents
Chertsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
2,021 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
1,180 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
471 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Chertsey · 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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