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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000018

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,081 residents in Gwynedd. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gwynedd
6,081

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,799

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

28.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Millom & Duddon Valley, Copeland9,753 residents · 72.2% owned · 20.2% no carCleator Moor, Frizington & Ennerdale, Copeland11,579 residents · 68.3% owned · 20.9% no carAspatria & Abbeytown, Allerdale8,108 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no carBrampton & Irthing, Carlisle6,485 residents · 66.3% owned · 16.3% no carLlangollen & Llandrillo, Denbighshire6,237 residents · 66.3% owned · 15.6% no carWigton & Silloth, Allerdale10,979 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within Gwynedd

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pwllheli & Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd7,753 residents · 61.7% owned · 18.4% no carPen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle, Gwynedd7,576 residents · 71.6% owned · 13.2% no carBarmouth & Dolgellau, Gwynedd6,128 residents · 64.3% owned · 20.8% no carPorthmadog, Gwynedd6,660 residents · 69.6% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd

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

Tenure

Owned68.2%
1,910 households
Social rented16.3%
457 households
Private rented15.1%
422 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced54.1%
1,513 households
Detached21.5%
601 households
Semi-detached18.8%
527 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
105 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,231 households
2 cars or vans in household23.8%
667 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
577 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%
324 households
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,350 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
786 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
516 households
1 bedroom5.3%
147 households
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
1,613 households
One-person household39.3%
1,100 households
Other household types3.1%
86 households
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.3%
1,100 households
2 people in household31.4%
879 households
3 people in household12.7%
355 households
4 people in household10.3%
289 households
5 people in household4.4%
124 households
6 people in household1.4%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,029 residents
15–2916.3%
990 residents
30–4415.7%
957 residents
45–6428.7%
1,744 residents
65 and over22.4%
1,360 residents
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,985 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
46 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.2%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
2,794 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,086 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
2,974 residents
Good health31.5%
1,916 residents
Fair health13.9%
844 residents
Bad health4.6%
279 residents
Very bad health1.1%
68 residents
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
4,874 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,207 residents
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,305 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
964 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
409 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd · 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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