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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000003

Holyhead

Holyhead is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,630 residents in Isle of Anglesey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Isle of Anglesey
10,630

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,831

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,298.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire9,657 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.1% no carSkelmersdale West, West Lancashire6,413 residents · 57.3% owned · 27.3% no carColne North, Pendle10,767 residents · 58.7% owned · 27.2% no carFoggy Furze, Hartlepool5,805 residents · 50.8% owned · 40.1% no carBricknell West, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,899 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.4% no carBodmin West, Cornwall7,987 residents · 52.9% owned · 20.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holyhead

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

Tenure

Owned50.9%
2,461 households
Social rented28.5%
1,375 households
Private rented19.7%
951 households
Lives rent free0.6%
29 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45%
2,175 households
Semi-detached22.6%
1,093 households
Detached16%
774 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%
586 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
80 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
72 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
15 households
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
2,095 households
No cars or vans in household32%
1,544 households
2 cars or vans in household18.7%
902 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
289 households
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.5%
2,441 households
2 bedrooms28%
1,353 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
598 households
1 bedroom9%
437 households
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,842 households
One-person household37.7%
1,822 households
Other household types3.5%
167 households
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.7%
1,822 households
2 people in household30.9%
1,491 households
3 people in household14.7%
709 households
4 people in household10.8%
524 households
5 people in household4%
191 households
6 people in household1.3%
64 households
7 people in household0.4%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
2,183 residents
15–2917.6%
1,876 residents
30–4418.1%
1,927 residents
45–6425.4%
2,700 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,944 residents
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
10,387 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
78 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
2,061 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.4%
1,446 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
911 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
519 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
4,482 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
3,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations20.6%
1,710 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,454 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.1%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
4,926 residents
Good health31.1%
3,305 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,624 residents
Bad health5.7%
607 residents
Very bad health1.6%
169 residents
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
8,137 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
2,494 residents
Holyhead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,828 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,713 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
965 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
316 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Holyhead · 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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