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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000026

Tywyn & Llangelynnin

Tywyn & Llangelynnin is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,956 residents in Gwynedd. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Gwynedd
6,956

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,480

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.1%

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.

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire9,628 residents · 69.3% owned · 14.1% no carWells & Blakeney, North Norfolk5,834 residents · 61.0% owned · 13.8% no carSouthwold, Reydon & Wrentham, East Suffolk5,842 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.5% no carSeahouses, Belford & Wooler, Northumberland10,021 residents · 57.9% owned · 12.4% no carCardigan & Aber-porth, Ceredigion8,672 residents · 63.7% owned · 19.1% no carPickering & Thornton Dale, Ryedale10,614 residents · 71.6% owned · 14.9% no car

Most similar within Gwynedd

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Harlech & Llanbedr, Gwynedd5,551 residents · 74.5% owned · 13.8% no carBarmouth & Dolgellau, Gwynedd6,128 residents · 64.3% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tywyn & Llangelynnin

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

Tenure

Owned70%
2,435 households
Private rented18.3%
638 households
Social rented11.3%
393 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43%
1,497 households
Semi-detached26%
906 households
Terraced20.5%
715 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
203 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48%
1,671 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
843 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
596 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
370 households
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,365 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,064 households
4 or more bedrooms23.1%
805 households
1 bedroom7.1%
246 households
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
1,971 households
One-person household40.1%
1,395 households
Other household types3.2%
111 households
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.1%
1,396 households
2 people in household39.4%
1,372 households
3 people in household9.9%
344 households
4 people in household6.8%
237 households
5 people in household2.5%
88 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.3%
786 residents
15–2911.4%
793 residents
30–4412.4%
864 residents
45–6429.7%
2,064 residents
65 and over35.2%
2,447 residents
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
6,838 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
62 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.1%
1,902 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.2%
3,194 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.7%
2,858 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.3%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.6%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.4%
2,812 residents
Good health34.9%
2,430 residents
Fair health17.9%
1,245 residents
Bad health5.5%
384 residents
Very bad health1.2%
85 residents
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
5,384 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,572 residents
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
1,646 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,214 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
491 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Tywyn & Llangelynnin · 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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