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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000012

Bethesda

Bethesda is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,209 residents in Gwynedd. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gwynedd
8,209

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,560

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.6%

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.

Ruabon & Marchwiel, Wrexham6,553 residents · 65.5% owned · 14.0% no carCarmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthenshire8,469 residents · 70.0% owned · 14.4% no carBodedern & Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey6,894 residents · 63.8% owned · 10.6% no carLlangefni, Isle of Anglesey7,039 residents · 60.7% owned · 17.5% no carNewborough, Isle of Anglesey8,032 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.6% no carLlanrwst & Betws-y-coed, Conwy8,521 residents · 69.1% owned · 13.1% no car

Most similar within Gwynedd

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llanberis & Deiniolen, Gwynedd6,742 residents · 71.2% owned · 12.8% no carCaernarfon West & Waunfawr, Gwynedd6,359 residents · 71.3% owned · 16.1% no carPen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle, Gwynedd7,576 residents · 71.6% owned · 13.2% no carBethel & Llanrug, Gwynedd6,425 residents · 75.6% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bethesda

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

Tenure

Owned68.1%
2,423 households
Private rented16.7%
595 households
Social rented14.7%
525 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.7%
1,308 households
Terraced30.8%
1,097 households
Detached26.4%
940 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
91 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
12 households
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,430 households
2 cars or vans in household31.8%
1,131 households
No cars or vans in household15.5%
550 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
448 households
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.9%
1,741 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
986 households
4 or more bedrooms18.3%
650 households
1 bedroom5.1%
183 households
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,217 households
One-person household33%
1,174 households
Other household types4.7%
168 households
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33%
1,174 households
2 people in household32.9%
1,170 households
3 people in household15.3%
545 households
4 people in household12.8%
454 households
5 people in household4.6%
163 households
6 people in household1.1%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,409 residents
15–2916.5%
1,353 residents
30–4418.6%
1,524 residents
45–6428.8%
2,361 residents
65 and over19%
1,562 residents
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
8,015 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
68 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.6%
2,715 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
4,091 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
2,468 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,517 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
442 residents aged 16 and over
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
4,320 residents
Good health30.5%
2,506 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,022 residents
Bad health3.5%
288 residents
Very bad health0.9%
73 residents
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
6,697 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,512 residents
Bethesda · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
1,805 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,160 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
491 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Bethesda · 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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