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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006443

Farncombe

Farncombe is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,502 residents in Waverley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,502

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,269

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,124.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.1%

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.

Ware East, East Hertfordshire11,238 residents · 66.2% owned · 17.3% no carNewbury South West, West Berkshire8,307 residents · 56.2% owned · 20.3% no carHaywards Heath East, Mid Sussex7,751 residents · 59.4% owned · 18.0% no carHertford West, East Hertfordshire5,913 residents · 55.2% owned · 19.9% no carWest Molesey South, Elmbridge7,216 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.5% no carBiggleswade West, Central Bedfordshire11,314 residents · 64.0% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Farncombe

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

Tenure

Owned59.8%
1,955 households
Social rented23.2%
759 households
Private rented15.3%
501 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.2%
1,347 households
Terraced21.8%
712 households
Detached20.7%
678 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
408 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
1,489 households
2 cars or vans in household27.7%
905 households
No cars or vans in household18.1%
592 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
283 households
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
1,356 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
994 households
1 bedroom15.1%
494 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
425 households
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,056 households
One-person household31.4%
1,025 households
Other household types5.7%
187 households
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
1,076 households
1 person in household31.4%
1,025 households
3 people in household17.9%
584 households
4 people in household13.4%
439 households
5 people in household3.5%
113 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,395 residents
15–2913.1%
986 residents
30–4422.9%
1,715 residents
45–6425.8%
1,938 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,465 residents
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94%
7,052 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
192 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
163 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
46 residents
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.1%
2,308 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
589 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
3,918 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
2,044 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
3,729 residents
Good health33.9%
2,542 residents
Fair health11.9%
889 residents
Bad health3.6%
273 residents
Very bad health0.9%
69 residents
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
6,281 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,221 residents
Farncombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
1,668 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,067 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
437 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Farncombe · 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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