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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006448

Godalming South

Godalming South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,387 residents in Waverley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,387

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,885

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,974.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.6%

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.

Twyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no carBerkhamsted West, Dacorum6,537 residents · 69.7% owned · 12.3% no carRadyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff8,286 residents · 83.5% owned · 8.2% no carBattledown & Charlton Kings, Cheltenham12,197 residents · 79.3% owned · 11.5% no carWokingham West & South, Wokingham8,753 residents · 74.5% owned · 9.9% no carEpsom Downs & Common, Epsom and Ewell9,056 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.0% no car

Most similar within Waverley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Farnham Shortheath, Waverley7,178 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.0% no carFarnham Wrecclesham, Waverley6,748 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Godalming South

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

Tenure

Owned76.1%
2,195 households
Social rented11.7%
338 households
Private rented11.5%
331 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.9%
1,325 households
Semi-detached27.6%
797 households
Terraced15.9%
459 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,158 households
2 cars or vans in household36.5%
1,053 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
362 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
313 households
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.8%
1,150 households
3 bedrooms29.7%
858 households
2 bedrooms23.9%
689 households
1 bedroom6.6%
190 households
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.3%
2,118 households
One-person household22.5%
650 households
Other household types4.2%
122 households
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,027 households
1 person in household22.5%
648 households
4 people in household18%
519 households
3 people in household18%
518 households
5 people in household5%
143 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,470 residents
15–2912.4%
919 residents
30–4420.6%
1,524 residents
45–6428.6%
2,113 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,361 residents
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
6,947 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
186 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
173 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.6%
3,181 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.7%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.6%
677 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.4%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.8%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.5%
3,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,089 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%
1,500 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,473 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.5%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.2%
4,229 residents
Good health30.9%
2,283 residents
Fair health9.1%
671 residents
Bad health2.2%
162 residents
Very bad health0.6%
43 residents
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
6,368 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,020 residents
Godalming South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.2%
1,825 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.4%
790 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.4%
215 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Godalming South · 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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