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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006406

Staines Town

Staines Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,954 residents in Spelthorne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,954

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,010

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,629.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.0%

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 carMaidenhead Central, Windsor and Maidenhead13,066 residents · 45.9% owned · 24.9% no carHitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire8,160 residents · 58.1% owned · 20.5% no carRedhill East, Reigate and Banstead11,324 residents · 57.7% owned · 20.4% no carClewer Village, Windsor and Maidenhead7,095 residents · 56.2% owned · 21.0% no carHertford South, East Hertfordshire9,632 residents · 60.0% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Staines Town

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

Tenure

Owned52.1%
2,088 households
Private rented35.4%
1,420 households
Social rented11.6%
464 households
Shared ownership0.9%
36 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.2%
1,574 households
Semi-detached21.7%
869 households
Terraced20.5%
821 households
Detached10.3%
415 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
164 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
84 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
74 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,882 households
No cars or vans in household23.6%
945 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
879 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
303 households
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.3%
1,256 households
3 bedrooms28.3%
1,134 households
1 bedroom24.9%
999 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
620 households
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.8%
2,393 households
One-person household32.4%
1,298 households
Other household types7.8%
314 households
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34%
1,366 households
1 person in household32.4%
1,298 households
3 people in household17.5%
704 households
4 people in household12.4%
497 households
5 people in household2.3%
94 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,419 residents
15–2918.5%
1,657 residents
30–4427.1%
2,423 residents
45–6425.6%
2,292 residents
65 and over13%
1,160 residents
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.8%
6,606 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.9%
1,420 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
409 residents
Other ethnic group3%
270 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.8%
247 residents
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45%
3,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
943 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.8%
5,139 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.1%
2,175 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,858 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.1%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
4,802 residents
Good health33.2%
2,969 residents
Fair health10%
895 residents
Bad health2.5%
227 residents
Very bad health0.7%
60 residents
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.4%
7,822 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.6%
1,132 residents
Staines Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.3%
2,216 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
1,252 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
433 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Staines Town · 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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