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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000039

Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr

Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,841 residents in Conwy. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Conwy
7,841

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,674

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

236.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Morpeth North & Pegswood, Northumberland5,447 residents · 66.9% owned · 18.6% no carMatlock South, Cromford & Winster, Derbyshire Dales8,803 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.4% no carAshburton & Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge7,790 residents · 63.0% owned · 13.7% no carHexham & Acomb, Northumberland12,643 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.3% no carNew Mills East & Hayfield, High Peak7,353 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.8% no carRhuddlan & Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire6,378 residents · 70.1% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr

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

Tenure

Owned68.8%
2,527 households
Private rented17%
626 households
Social rented13.7%
503 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.8%
1,241 households
Detached26.4%
971 households
Terraced24.1%
886 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
338 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
143 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,613 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
992 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
667 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
402 households
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.3%
1,553 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
1,137 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
675 households
1 bedroom8.4%
309 households
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.1%
2,207 households
One-person household36%
1,321 households
Other household types3.9%
144 households
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36%
1,323 households
2 people in household35.4%
1,301 households
3 people in household15%
553 households
4 people in household9.7%
358 households
5 people in household3%
111 households
6 people in household0.6%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,197 residents
15–2914.1%
1,102 residents
30–4416.1%
1,265 residents
45–6430.3%
2,377 residents
65 and over24.2%
1,900 residents
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
7,669 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
104 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
11 residents
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
2,309 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
516 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
428 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%
3,547 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,906 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
3,630 residents
Good health33.7%
2,646 residents
Fair health14%
1,100 residents
Bad health4.8%
375 residents
Very bad health1.2%
95 residents
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
6,088 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,753 residents
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%
1,810 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,171 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
561 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
129 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr · 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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