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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000043

Prestatyn Central & East

Prestatyn Central & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,246 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
5,246

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,290

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

809.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Ammanford & Betws, Carmarthenshire7,837 residents · 67.1% owned · 19.2% no carPembrey & Burry Port, Carmarthenshire8,212 residents · 73.0% owned · 16.6% no carCamborne West, Cornwall7,367 residents · 60.3% owned · 23.3% no carPorthcawl East, Bridgend6,958 residents · 73.1% owned · 18.3% no carNeath Abbey, Neath Port Talbot5,730 residents · 68.6% owned · 19.6% no carWath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Prestatyn Central & East

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
1,440 households
Private rented18.4%
422 households
Social rented17%
389 households
Shared ownership1.3%
30 households
Lives rent free0.4%
9 households
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.8%
841 households
Semi-detached36.8%
841 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
248 households
Terraced9.5%
218 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.7%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
11 households
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.8%
887 households
2 cars or vans in household26.2%
599 households
No cars or vans in household24.3%
556 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
246 households
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
940 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
589 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
536 households
1 bedroom9.7%
223 households
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
1,414 households
One-person household32.4%
741 households
Other household types5.7%
131 households
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
803 households
1 person in household32.4%
741 households
3 people in household15.7%
358 households
4 people in household10.3%
235 households
5 people in household4.2%
95 households
6 people in household1.8%
41 households
7 people in household0.5%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
822 residents
15–2915.6%
818 residents
30–4414.9%
780 residents
45–6428%
1,468 residents
65 and over25.9%
1,359 residents
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
5,104 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
61 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
14 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.9%
2,178 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.3%
2,107 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
252 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
2,211 residents
Good health33.2%
1,740 residents
Fair health15.7%
825 residents
Bad health6.8%
358 residents
Very bad health2.1%
112 residents
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.2%
3,837 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.8%
1,408 residents
Prestatyn Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
926 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
797 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.3%
465 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Prestatyn Central & East · 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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