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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006462

Knaphill

Knaphill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,342 residents in Woking. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,342

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,375

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,198

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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.

London Colney, St Albans9,804 residents · 66.0% owned · 12.0% no carNewport Pagnell South, Milton Keynes8,108 residents · 70.5% owned · 13.2% no carWitney East, West Oxfordshire11,773 residents · 68.7% owned · 13.3% no carLeavesden & Garston Manor, Three Rivers10,815 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.9% no carCaterham North, Tandridge9,517 residents · 72.8% owned · 12.6% no carDaneshill & Little Basing, Basingstoke and Deane8,338 residents · 64.7% owned · 13.7% no car

Most similar within Woking

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Byfleet, Woking8,022 residents · 73.5% owned · 11.9% no carSt John's, Woking6,810 residents · 68.3% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knaphill

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

Tenure

Owned69%
2,328 households
Private rented19.2%
647 households
Social rented10.1%
340 households
Shared ownership1.7%
59 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached28.1%
949 households
Detached25.8%
871 households
Terraced24.1%
814 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18%
607 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,381 households
2 cars or vans in household35.2%
1,186 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%
412 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
395 households
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,369 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
830 households
2 bedrooms23.8%
804 households
1 bedroom11%
371 households
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,289 households
One-person household26.2%
884 households
Other household types6%
201 households
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
1,108 households
1 person in household26.2%
884 households
3 people in household18.5%
625 households
4 people in household16.6%
560 households
5 people in household4%
136 households
6 people in household1.4%
46 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,587 residents
15–2915.4%
1,288 residents
30–4421.8%
1,818 residents
45–6428.3%
2,357 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,290 residents
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.8%
7,078 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%
668 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
271 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
167 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
158 residents
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
2,640 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
955 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67%
4,473 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.2%
2,081 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,581 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
4,330 residents
Good health34%
2,838 residents
Fair health11%
919 residents
Bad health2.5%
207 residents
Very bad health0.6%
49 residents
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
7,109 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,234 residents
Knaphill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.3%
1,867 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,080 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
343 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
79 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Knaphill · 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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