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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006458

Horsell

Horsell is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,225 residents in Woking. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,225

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,533

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

880.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.0%

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.

Ewell East, Epsom and Ewell11,786 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.0% no carRadyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth, Cardiff8,286 residents · 83.5% owned · 8.2% no carEpsom Downs & Common, Epsom and Ewell9,056 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.0% no carChalfont St Peter West, Buckinghamshire5,819 residents · 77.2% owned · 8.4% no carDorridge, Solihull9,846 residents · 85.5% owned · 8.8% no carBramhall South & Woodford, Stockport6,260 residents · 88.7% owned · 8.5% no car

Most similar within Woking

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Byfleet & Pyrford North, Woking9,332 residents · 80.0% owned · 9.3% no carHook Heath, Woking6,215 residents · 75.3% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horsell

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

Tenure

Owned77.3%
2,730 households
Private rented15.2%
536 households
Social rented7.4%
261 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached58.3%
2,062 households
Semi-detached17.7%
627 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.3%
611 households
Terraced4.7%
167 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.9%
1,341 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,242 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16%
567 households
No cars or vans in household10.9%
384 households
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms52.4%
1,852 households
3 bedrooms25.3%
894 households
2 bedrooms15.7%
554 households
1 bedroom6.6%
235 households
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household75.2%
2,657 households
One-person household20.1%
710 households
Other household types4.7%
167 households
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
1,325 households
1 person in household20.1%
710 households
4 people in household19.4%
685 households
3 people in household16.4%
581 households
5 people in household5.3%
186 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,708 residents
15–2914%
1,293 residents
30–4417.8%
1,638 residents
45–6428.3%
2,613 residents
65 and over21.4%
1,973 residents
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%
7,938 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
696 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
335 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
133 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
120 residents
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54%
3,990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
841 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.8%
649 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
4,433 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,825 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.6%
2,191 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,864 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.6%
267 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.8%
5,237 residents
Good health31%
2,860 residents
Fair health8.8%
811 residents
Bad health2.7%
252 residents
Very bad health0.7%
66 residents
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
7,985 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,239 residents
Horsell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.7%
2,249 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.4%
1,003 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7%
247 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Horsell · 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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