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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006441

Farnham Town

Farnham Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,428 residents in Waverley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,428

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,732

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

898.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.8%

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.

Leamington Central & North, Warwick13,033 residents · 60.8% owned · 21.7% no carTruro South & Central, Cornwall6,968 residents · 56.4% owned · 27.9% no carDorking South, Mole Valley7,323 residents · 66.4% owned · 15.9% no carHenley North, South Oxfordshire5,913 residents · 63.6% owned · 16.0% no carHitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no carDarley Abbey, Derby7,013 residents · 66.9% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Farnham Town

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

Tenure

Owned54.9%
2,050 households
Private rented25%
933 households
Social rented18%
671 households
Shared ownership1.9%
72 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced25.4%
948 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.8%
889 households
Semi-detached21.8%
812 households
Detached20.8%
774 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
108 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
102 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
91 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,642 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
989 households
No cars or vans in household21.5%
802 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
298 households
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.7%
1,220 households
3 bedrooms28.7%
1,072 households
4 or more bedrooms21.3%
795 households
1 bedroom17.3%
644 households
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.5%
2,035 households
One-person household37%
1,381 households
Other household types8.5%
319 households
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
1,382 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,239 households
3 people in household13.1%
489 households
4 people in household11.5%
428 households
5 people in household3.7%
138 households
6 people in household1.3%
47 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,280 residents
15–2922.1%
1,863 residents
30–4417.8%
1,503 residents
45–6424.8%
2,088 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,695 residents
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.9%
7,659 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
388 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
225 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
69 residents
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.8%
3,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
827 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
3,794 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
3,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,530 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students14.9%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
4,322 residents
Good health33.4%
2,815 residents
Fair health11.7%
986 residents
Bad health2.8%
238 residents
Very bad health0.8%
67 residents
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,947 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,481 residents
Farnham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56%
2,089 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.2%
1,125 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Farnham 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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