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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006412

Sunbury East

Sunbury East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,742 residents in Spelthorne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,742

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,163

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,115.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.6%

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.

Wokingham West & South, Wokingham8,753 residents · 74.5% owned · 9.9% no carFarnborough Hill, Rushmoor8,569 residents · 73.8% owned · 12.3% no carChesham East, Buckinghamshire5,819 residents · 79.0% owned · 11.1% no carLacey Green & Wilmslow Park, Cheshire East6,781 residents · 70.3% owned · 10.8% no carLoughton North, Epping Forest9,863 residents · 76.4% owned · 11.9% no carLoughton West, Epping Forest6,034 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sunbury East

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

Tenure

Owned75.4%
2,386 households
Private rented15.4%
486 households
Social rented7.6%
239 households
Shared ownership1.6%
50 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.5%
1,249 households
Semi-detached23.4%
739 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.3%
580 households
Terraced15.2%
481 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,298 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,109 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%
406 households
No cars or vans in household11.1%
350 households
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms34.1%
1,078 households
3 bedrooms34%
1,076 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
747 households
1 bedroom8.3%
261 households
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%
2,180 households
One-person household25.3%
801 households
Other household types5.8%
182 households
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,088 households
1 person in household25.3%
801 households
3 people in household18.2%
575 households
4 people in household16.5%
521 households
5 people in household4%
125 households
6 people in household1.4%
44 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,409 residents
15–2913.5%
1,042 residents
30–4419.9%
1,544 residents
45–6427.2%
2,109 residents
65 and over21.2%
1,639 residents
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.9%
6,346 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.1%
784 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
321 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
164 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
129 residents
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.6%
2,784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.1%
819 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.1%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
3,918 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,234 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.7%
1,670 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,359 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
313 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
4,197 residents
Good health33.2%
2,569 residents
Fair health9.8%
755 residents
Bad health2.1%
166 residents
Very bad health0.7%
55 residents
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
6,783 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
959 residents
Sunbury East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.3%
1,843 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
957 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
311 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Sunbury East · 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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