Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006405

Ashford West

Ashford West is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,430 residents in Spelthorne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,430

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,439

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,531.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ashford West

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

Tenure

Owned72.8%

3,231 households

Private rented20.8%

925 households

Social rented5.6%

247 households

Shared ownership0.8%

35 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%

1,649 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.6%

1,006 households

Detached21.8%

967 households

Terraced11.9%

529 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.8%

168 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%

82 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%

39 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

2 households

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%

1,910 households

2 cars or vans in household31.6%

1,403 households

No cars or vans in household13.2%

588 households

3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%

538 households

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.7%

1,808 households

2 bedrooms28.3%

1,255 households

4 or more bedrooms20%

886 households

1 bedroom11.1%

492 households

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%

2,978 households

One-person household24.9%

1,108 households

Other household types8%

355 households

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.1%

1,426 households

1 person in household25%

1,108 households

3 people in household19.7%

875 households

4 people in household16.1%

714 households

5 people in household5.2%

230 households

6 people in household1.3%

57 households

7 people in household0.4%

18 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

11 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%

2,014 residents

15–2916.2%

1,857 residents

30–4423.5%

2,685 residents

45–6426.1%

2,979 residents

65 and over16.6%

1,898 residents

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.5%

8,628 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.3%

1,743 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%

437 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%

328 residents

Other ethnic group2.6%

292 residents

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%

3,196 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.4%

1,522 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15%

1,388 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.6%

1,352 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%

1,054 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.4%

497 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.9%

273 residents aged 16 and over

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%

6,072 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive33.1%

3,074 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

136 residents aged 16 and over

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%

2,170 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations16.2%

1,501 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%

1,348 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%

934 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%

905 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.1%

847 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%

594 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%

559 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.6%

424 residents aged 16 and over

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%

5,807 residents

Good health35.2%

4,019 residents

Fair health10.9%

1,243 residents

Bad health2.4%

272 residents

Very bad health0.8%

89 residents

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%

9,906 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%

1,524 residents

Ashford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%

2,409 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%

1,486 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%

452 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

90 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Ashford West · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006405

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Ashford West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Ashford West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.