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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006411

Staines South West

Staines South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,190 residents in Spelthorne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,190

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,060

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,116.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.6%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Staines South West

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

Tenure

Owned80.7%
2,468 households
Private rented14%
428 households
Social rented4.8%
148 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.8%
1,219 households
Detached26.7%
818 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.2%
618 households
Terraced10.4%
319 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,287 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
998 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
389 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
387 households
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,183 households
2 bedrooms27%
828 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
800 households
1 bedroom8.2%
250 households
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,040 households
One-person household28%
857 households
Other household types5.3%
163 households
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,102 households
1 person in household28%
858 households
3 people in household16.5%
504 households
4 people in household14.5%
445 households
5 people in household3.8%
117 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,124 residents
15–2913.3%
955 residents
30–4419%
1,368 residents
45–6428.8%
2,074 residents
65 and over23.2%
1,668 residents
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.3%
6,209 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
633 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
183 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
87 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
80 residents
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.6%
2,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
875 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,723 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,187 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,495 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
283 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
3,685 residents
Good health34.7%
2,496 residents
Fair health10.8%
778 residents
Bad health2.5%
177 residents
Very bad health0.8%
54 residents
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.7%
6,236 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.3%
954 residents
Staines South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
1,735 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
979 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
314 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
28 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Staines South 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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