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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006463

Woking Central

Woking Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,661 residents in Woking. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,661

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,039

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,637.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.7%

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.

Maidenhead Central, Windsor and Maidenhead13,066 residents · 45.9% owned · 24.9% no carNew Beckenham, Bromley9,834 residents · 51.6% owned · 33.9% no carSurbiton South, Kingston upon Thames7,954 residents · 42.1% owned · 37.2% no carStaines Town, Spelthorne8,954 residents · 52.1% owned · 23.6% no carSale Central, Trafford9,535 residents · 60.5% owned · 23.6% no carHitchin Bearton, North Hertfordshire8,160 residents · 58.1% owned · 20.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woking Central

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

Tenure

Owned47.9%
2,414 households
Private rented42.9%
2,164 households
Social rented8.4%
424 households
Shared ownership0.6%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement55.3%
2,788 households
Semi-detached14.7%
743 households
Terraced13.3%
671 households
Detached12.6%
633 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
97 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
81 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.6%
2,498 households
No cars or vans in household28.7%
1,446 households
2 cars or vans in household17.6%
885 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
207 households
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.3%
1,730 households
1 bedroom29.5%
1,485 households
3 bedrooms23.2%
1,171 households
4 or more bedrooms13%
653 households
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.3%
2,835 households
One-person household37.5%
1,888 households
Other household types6.2%
313 households
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.5%
1,888 households
2 people in household33.8%
1,703 households
3 people in household14.3%
718 households
4 people in household11%
554 households
5 people in household2.7%
135 households
6 people in household0.6%
29 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,797 residents
15–2918.5%
1,967 residents
30–4430.7%
3,270 residents
45–6421.5%
2,296 residents
65 and over12.5%
1,330 residents
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.6%
7,849 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.9%
1,690 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
454 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.1%
334 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
331 residents
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.7%
4,901 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.3%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.9%
6,320 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.6%
2,336 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.9%
2,365 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
2,243 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.6%
5,819 residents
Good health33.4%
3,558 residents
Fair health9.1%
966 residents
Bad health2.3%
250 residents
Very bad health0.6%
68 residents
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.1%
9,391 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act11.9%
1,271 residents
Woking Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.1%
2,927 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
1,519 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
476 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Woking Central · 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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