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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006400

Ottershaw & Lyne

Ottershaw & Lyne is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,685 residents in Runnymede. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,685

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,375

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

309.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

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.

Beckley & Horspath, South Oxfordshire5,896 residents · 75.3% owned · 8.8% no carCharlwood, Newdigate & Beare Green, Mole Valley6,951 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.7% no carThatcham South East & Bradfield, West Berkshire10,412 residents · 73.6% owned · 6.7% no carBerinsfield & Wittenham, South Oxfordshire8,033 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no carStoke Poges & George Green, Buckinghamshire8,890 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.1% no carAlvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End, Bromsgrove6,932 residents · 80.3% owned · 9.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ottershaw & Lyne

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

Tenure

Owned70.9%
1,683 households
Private rented17.6%
418 households
Social rented11%
262 households
Shared ownership0.5%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.2%
836 households
Semi-detached24.7%
588 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
383 households
Terraced11.7%
278 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure8.5%
203 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
37 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.2%
861 households
2 cars or vans in household36.2%
860 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.8%
399 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
256 households
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms30.7%
730 households
3 bedrooms28.9%
688 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
649 households
1 bedroom13.1%
312 households
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
1,545 households
One-person household29.4%
698 households
Other household types5.6%
133 households
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
865 households
1 person in household29.3%
697 households
3 people in household14.6%
346 households
4 people in household13.4%
319 households
5 people in household4.9%
117 households
6 people in household0.9%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
931 residents
15–2912.7%
721 residents
30–4418.3%
1,043 residents
45–6429.5%
1,676 residents
65 and over23.2%
1,317 residents
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.5%
4,917 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%
438 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
146 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
115 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
69 residents
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
1,803 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
616 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
2,854 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
48 residents aged 16 and over
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
199 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%
2,962 residents
Good health32.7%
1,859 residents
Fair health11.5%
655 residents
Bad health3%
169 residents
Very bad health0.7%
39 residents
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
4,813 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
872 residents
Ottershaw & Lyne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.8%
1,350 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
733 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
260 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Ottershaw & Lyne · 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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