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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006456

Byfleet

Byfleet is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,022 residents in Woking. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,022

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,251

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,811.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.2%

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.

Egham Hythe & Pooley Green, Runnymede9,753 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.5% no carCorner Hall, Dacorum6,001 residents · 62.4% owned · 16.9% no carBurnham South, Buckinghamshire8,444 residents · 61.4% owned · 14.0% no carAshford East, Spelthorne9,310 residents · 75.0% owned · 14.5% no carCaterham North, Tandridge9,517 residents · 72.8% owned · 12.6% no carRye Park, Broxbourne7,458 residents · 69.3% owned · 14.8% no car

Most similar within Woking

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St John's, Woking6,810 residents · 68.3% owned · 14.0% no carKnaphill, Woking8,342 residents · 69.0% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Byfleet

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

Tenure

Owned73.5%
2,390 households
Private rented14.1%
460 households
Social rented11.5%
373 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
1,206 households
Terraced26.5%
861 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.1%
557 households
Detached16.4%
532 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
1,282 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
1,127 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14%
456 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
388 households
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,517 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
795 households
4 or more bedrooms19.7%
642 households
1 bedroom9.1%
297 households
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,145 households
One-person household27.7%
899 households
Other household types6.4%
207 households
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%
1,014 households
1 person in household27.6%
899 households
3 people in household18.7%
609 households
4 people in household16.1%
525 households
5 people in household4.8%
155 households
6 people in household1.2%
38 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,509 residents
15–2914.5%
1,162 residents
30–4422.3%
1,792 residents
45–6426.4%
2,120 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,439 residents
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.1%
7,068 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
506 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
256 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
115 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
78 residents
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.2%
2,072 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
4,186 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.2%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
4,034 residents
Good health34%
2,731 residents
Fair health11.6%
931 residents
Bad health3.2%
257 residents
Very bad health0.9%
69 residents
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
6,801 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,221 residents
Byfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.8%
1,683 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,094 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
384 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Byfleet · 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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