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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000041

Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed

Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,521 residents in Conwy. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Conwy
8,521

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,721

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

19.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.3%

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.

Bala & Mawddwy, Gwynedd5,679 residents · 66.4% owned · 13.6% no carCricieth & Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd6,483 residents · 71.6% owned · 11.8% no carMachynlleth & Banwy, Powys6,210 residents · 69.6% owned · 13.9% no carIngleton & High Bentham, Craven7,422 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.5% no carNewborough, Isle of Anglesey8,032 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.6% no carLlanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam, Powys6,491 residents · 70.0% owned · 11.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed

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

Tenure

Owned69.1%
2,570 households
Private rented17.7%
658 households
Social rented12.9%
479 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.2%
1,610 households
Semi-detached30%
1,118 households
Terraced18.3%
680 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
160 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
61 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,463 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
1,195 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%
575 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
489 households
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.6%
1,810 households
2 bedrooms25%
931 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
767 households
1 bedroom5.7%
213 households
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,398 households
One-person household30.9%
1,150 households
Other household types4.6%
170 households
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,387 households
1 person in household30.9%
1,150 households
3 people in household14.1%
525 households
4 people in household11.9%
443 households
5 people in household4.1%
153 households
6 people in household1.3%
50 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,306 residents
15–2914.2%
1,211 residents
30–4415%
1,282 residents
45–6430.7%
2,620 residents
65 and over24.7%
2,104 residents
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.8%
8,422 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
41 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
11 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.3%
2,444 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
574 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
4,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,406 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.5%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
4,302 residents
Good health32.1%
2,732 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,062 residents
Bad health3.9%
332 residents
Very bad health1.1%
93 residents
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
6,942 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,580 residents
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,890 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,233 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed · 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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