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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006466

Old Woking & Westfield

Old Woking & Westfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,307 residents in Woking. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,307

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,153

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,402.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.2%

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.

Oxhey Hall & Hayling, Three Rivers7,565 residents · 64.5% owned · 14.2% no carNash Mills & Bennetts End, Dacorum10,441 residents · 58.4% owned · 15.6% no carLeavesden & Garston Manor, Three Rivers10,815 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.9% no carMerstham, Reigate and Banstead6,864 residents · 62.5% owned · 18.5% no carFurze Platt, Windsor and Maidenhead6,586 residents · 59.1% owned · 14.2% no carChesham West, Buckinghamshire10,408 residents · 61.5% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Woking & Westfield

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

Tenure

Owned63%
2,616 households
Social rented21.7%
902 households
Private rented14.5%
602 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,843 households
Terraced19.7%
818 households
Detached17.7%
734 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.5%
645 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,812 households
2 cars or vans in household32.5%
1,349 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
506 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
484 households
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.8%
2,108 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
925 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
777 households
1 bedroom8.2%
341 households
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
2,895 households
One-person household21.6%
895 households
Other household types8.7%
362 households
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
1,245 households
1 person in household21.6%
895 households
3 people in household20%
831 households
4 people in household18%
749 households
5 people in household6.7%
277 households
6 people in household2.5%
102 households
7 people in household0.9%
38 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,520 residents
15–2917.1%
1,935 residents
30–4425.1%
2,833 residents
45–6424.1%
2,728 residents
65 and over11.4%
1,289 residents
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.6%
8,890 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.4%
1,401 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
444 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%
329 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
241 residents
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.2%
3,376 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.7%
5,830 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.6%
2,634 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,837 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
1,498 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
947 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
5,899 residents
Good health33.2%
3,754 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,209 residents
Bad health3.1%
345 residents
Very bad health0.9%
98 residents
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
9,596 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,708 residents
Old Woking & Westfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%
2,166 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
1,261 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
563 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Old Woking & Westfield · 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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