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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000034

Upper Colwyn Bay

Upper Colwyn Bay is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,667 residents in Conwy. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Conwy
7,667

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,346

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

949.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.3%

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.

Mold, Flintshire10,148 residents · 67.6% owned · 19.1% no carCaerleon, Newport7,971 residents · 77.7% owned · 14.0% no carWickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston, Rotherham11,524 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.5% no carNeston & Parkgate, Cheshire West and Chester7,912 residents · 67.6% owned · 16.3% no carMonmouth & Wyesham, Monmouthshire11,049 residents · 66.6% owned · 15.9% no carLlantrisant & Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,462 residents · 74.3% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upper Colwyn Bay

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

Tenure

Owned70.2%
2,350 households
Private rented15.2%
508 households
Social rented13.9%
465 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.8%
1,331 households
Semi-detached30.8%
1,030 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
455 households
Terraced10.1%
337 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
154 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.4%
1,253 households
2 cars or vans in household32.7%
1,094 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
552 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
448 households
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.2%
1,177 households
4 or more bedrooms29.5%
987 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
772 households
1 bedroom12.3%
410 households
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,136 households
One-person household32.4%
1,083 households
Other household types3.8%
127 households
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,217 households
1 person in household32.4%
1,083 households
3 people in household14.9%
497 households
4 people in household11.4%
382 households
5 people in household3.3%
111 households
6 people in household1%
35 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,166 residents
15–2914.4%
1,102 residents
30–4416.5%
1,265 residents
45–6429.6%
2,271 residents
65 and over24.3%
1,860 residents
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%
7,314 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
187 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
95 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
31 residents
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.3%
2,447 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
3,491 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
2,804 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,550 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
3,619 residents
Good health32.8%
2,512 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,102 residents
Bad health4.3%
331 residents
Very bad health1.3%
102 residents
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
6,023 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,644 residents
Upper Colwyn Bay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
1,708 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,110 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
411 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Upper Colwyn 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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