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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006432

Caterham West

Caterham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,671 residents in Tandridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,671

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,303

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

923.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.2%

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.

Kings Langley, Dacorum5,288 residents · 75.0% owned · 10.9% no carLexden, Colchester5,824 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.8% no carSawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire8,744 residents · 76.3% owned · 10.4% no carBricket Wood & Chiswell Green, St Albans8,220 residents · 83.5% owned · 7.1% no carLiphook, East Hampshire9,771 residents · 74.1% owned · 9.6% no carRectory Park & New Hall Valley, Birmingham7,931 residents · 78.3% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caterham West

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

Tenure

Owned80.6%
1,856 households
Private rented11.7%
270 households
Social rented7.3%
169 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.9%
1,034 households
Semi-detached23.1%
531 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
399 households
Terraced9.3%
214 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
52 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.4%
838 households
2 cars or vans in household32.7%
752 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17%
392 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
321 households
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.8%
871 households
3 bedrooms31.6%
727 households
2 bedrooms19.6%
452 households
1 bedroom11%
253 households
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
1,547 households
One-person household28.1%
647 households
Other household types4.7%
109 households
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
747 households
1 person in household28.1%
646 households
3 people in household17.1%
393 households
4 people in household16.1%
371 households
5 people in household4.8%
111 households
6 people in household1.3%
29 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
964 residents
15–2913.6%
772 residents
30–4417.3%
982 residents
45–6428.7%
1,628 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,325 residents
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.2%
5,060 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
232 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
206 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
103 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
70 residents
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.2%
1,768 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
674 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
645 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
2,689 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
1,874 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
309 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
249 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
222 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
2,916 residents
Good health33.2%
1,879 residents
Fair health11.5%
651 residents
Bad health3.1%
174 residents
Very bad health0.8%
48 residents
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
4,820 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
851 residents
Caterham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.7%
1,282 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
726 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
237 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Caterham 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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