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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000035

Old Colwyn & Llanddulas

Old Colwyn & Llanddulas is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,896 residents in Conwy. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Conwy
8,896

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,776

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

711.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.0%

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.

Haverfordwest South, Pembrokeshire7,205 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.5% no carCoppull, Chorley8,300 residents · 72.7% owned · 14.6% no carMill Hill, Upper Deal & Northbourne, Dover9,352 residents · 66.8% owned · 16.8% no carPrudhoe, Northumberland10,735 residents · 65.5% owned · 21.2% no carYstrad Mynach & Nelson, Caerphilly9,958 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.0% no carClough & Shaw Side, Oldham6,038 residents · 71.8% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Colwyn & Llanddulas

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
2,549 households
Social rented16.9%
638 households
Private rented14.9%
564 households
Shared ownership0.6%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.1%
1,327 households
Detached31%
1,169 households
Terraced22.7%
857 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
254 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
110 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,560 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
1,129 households
No cars or vans in household16.9%
638 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
449 households
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,740 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
1,066 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
753 households
1 bedroom5.7%
217 households
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,477 households
One-person household29.5%
1,114 households
Other household types4.9%
184 households
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,339 households
1 person in household29.5%
1,114 households
3 people in household16.7%
632 households
4 people in household11.8%
444 households
5 people in household4.6%
173 households
6 people in household1.4%
53 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,643 residents
15–2915%
1,334 residents
30–4417.9%
1,594 residents
45–6427.3%
2,425 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,899 residents
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
8,661 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
110 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
81 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31%
2,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
667 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,972 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
3,039 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,979 residents
Good health34.3%
3,053 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,309 residents
Bad health4.9%
438 residents
Very bad health1.3%
117 residents
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
6,899 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,997 residents
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,706 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,296 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
622 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Old Colwyn & Llanddulas · 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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