Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000033

Colwyn Bay North

Colwyn Bay North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,957 residents in Conwy. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Conwy

6,957

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,140

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,533.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Colwyn Bay North

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

Tenure

Owned51.9%

1,631 households

Private rented36.1%

1,133 households

Social rented11.7%

368 households

Shared ownership0.2%

7 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.5%

832 households

Semi-detached24.5%

770 households

Terraced17.2%

539 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.7%

460 households

Detached11.5%

360 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.7%

117 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%

59 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%

1,309 households

No cars or vans in household31.9%

1,001 households

2 cars or vans in household19.7%

619 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%

211 households

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.6%

961 households

3 bedrooms25.6%

803 households

4 or more bedrooms23%

723 households

1 bedroom20.8%

653 households

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%

1,695 households

One-person household40.6%

1,274 households

Other household types5.4%

169 households

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.6%

1,274 households

2 people in household30.7%

965 households

3 people in household13.8%

432 households

4 people in household8.8%

277 households

5 people in household3.7%

116 households

6 people in household1.3%

42 households

7 people in household0.6%

18 households

8 or more people in household0.5%

15 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%

1,202 residents

15–2917.8%

1,235 residents

30–4416.8%

1,168 residents

45–6426.5%

1,844 residents

65 and over21.6%

1,505 residents

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%

6,513 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%

258 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%

119 residents

Other ethnic group0.7%

46 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%

22 residents

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%

1,657 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications19.8%

1,123 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.4%

990 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.1%

855 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%

542 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.2%

351 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

161 residents aged 16 and over

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%

2,991 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive45.6%

2,589 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.8%

100 residents aged 16 and over

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%

1,067 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%

942 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.4%

706 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%

621 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%

614 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%

569 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%

457 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%

364 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6%

339 residents aged 16 and over

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%

2,852 residents

Good health33.7%

2,344 residents

Fair health17.4%

1,208 residents

Bad health6.2%

428 residents

Very bad health1.8%

125 residents

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.4%

5,177 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act25.6%

1,781 residents

Colwyn Bay North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41%

1,286 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%

1,101 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%

577 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%

167 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

9 households

Colwyn Bay North · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area W02000033

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Colwyn Bay North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Conwy

Life in Colwyn Bay North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.