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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000030

Rhos-on-Sea

Rhos-on-Sea is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,882 residents in Conwy. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Conwy
5,882

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,953

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,858.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

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.

Bare, Lancaster5,158 residents · 78.7% owned · 20.1% no carExmouth Littleham, East Devon7,776 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.3% no carCottingham South & North Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire5,795 residents · 69.4% owned · 23.7% no carSouth Hayling, Havant5,258 residents · 70.1% owned · 19.1% no carMorpeth Central & East, Northumberland6,030 residents · 58.8% owned · 30.2% no carSaltburn, Redcar and Cleveland5,874 residents · 67.0% owned · 23.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rhos-on-Sea

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

Tenure

Owned66.8%
1,973 households
Private rented20.5%
605 households
Social rented12.1%
358 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached28.7%
847 households
Detached28.7%
846 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.2%
684 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.8%
288 households
Terraced7.9%
232 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,376 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
701 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
637 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
240 households
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.3%
983 households
3 bedrooms31.7%
937 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
589 households
1 bedroom15.1%
445 households
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.1%
1,628 households
One-person household41.8%
1,236 households
Other household types3.1%
92 households
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.8%
1,236 households
2 people in household35.7%
1,054 households
3 people in household11.7%
347 households
4 people in household7.2%
213 households
5 people in household2.5%
73 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
735 residents
15–2911%
646 residents
30–4412.9%
758 residents
45–6426.5%
1,559 residents
65 and over37.2%
2,186 residents
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
5,641 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
113 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
82 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
1,860 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
766 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
721 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55.3%
2,821 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.6%
2,224 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
53 residents aged 16 and over
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
2,417 residents
Good health34.1%
2,003 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,049 residents
Bad health5.5%
326 residents
Very bad health1.4%
85 residents
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.8%
4,402 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.2%
1,480 residents
Rhos-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,323 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
1,120 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
427 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Rhos-on-Sea · 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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