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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000029

Penrhyn Bay

Penrhyn Bay is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,000 residents in Conwy. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Conwy
6,000

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,740

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

679.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.9%

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.

Haxby, York5,693 residents · 83.2% owned · 16.9% no carHeyhouses & Park, Fylde8,526 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.4% no carEckington West & Coal Aston, North East Derbyshire6,762 residents · 84.1% owned · 12.8% no carWest Highcliffe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,240 residents · 85.8% owned · 10.6% no carExmouth Halsdon, East Devon6,864 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.3% no carArnside, Milnthorpe & Holme, South Lakeland7,970 residents · 79.2% owned · 9.6% no car

Most similar within Conwy

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llandudno Junction North & Deganwy, Conwy8,387 residents · 79.4% owned · 12.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penrhyn Bay

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
2,292 households
Private rented14.7%
403 households
Social rented1.1%
31 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.6%
1,304 households
Semi-detached38.6%
1,056 households
Terraced7.8%
214 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
104 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%
1,280 households
2 cars or vans in household31.9%
873 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
309 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
277 households
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,200 households
2 bedrooms34.3%
939 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
503 households
1 bedroom3.5%
95 households
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
1,791 households
One-person household31.5%
862 households
Other household types3.1%
85 households
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.7%
1,143 households
1 person in household31.4%
862 households
3 people in household14.1%
387 households
4 people in household10%
274 households
5 people in household2.3%
64 households
6 people in household0.3%
9 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
741 residents
15–2911.9%
711 residents
30–4413.3%
795 residents
45–6428.6%
1,717 residents
65 and over33.9%
2,036 residents
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
5,839 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
60 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
57 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
36 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.9%
1,917 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
847 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.3%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.4%
2,565 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive49.1%
2,549 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,253 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
2,728 residents
Good health34.3%
2,060 residents
Fair health15.5%
932 residents
Bad health3.6%
218 residents
Very bad health1%
63 residents
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
4,811 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,189 residents
Penrhyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,474 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
947 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
285 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Penrhyn Bay · 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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