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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000044

Prestatyn South

Prestatyn South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,302 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
5,302

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,495

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,511.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Cleveleys East, Wyre7,572 residents · 82.2% owned · 14.4% no carBarnstaple Sticklepath, North Devon5,847 residents · 71.7% owned · 20.1% no carHigher Brixham, Torbay7,358 residents · 72.4% owned · 18.6% no carHampton, West End & Swalecliffe, Canterbury8,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.1% no carBexhill East & Pebsham, Rother8,047 residents · 76.1% owned · 17.6% no carAbergele, Conwy11,288 residents · 70.1% owned · 19.3% no car

Most similar within Denbighshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rhyl East, Denbighshire11,361 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.1% no carPrestatyn North, Denbighshire5,862 residents · 71.4% owned · 19.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Prestatyn South

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

Tenure

Owned77.9%
1,943 households
Private rented19.3%
482 households
Social rented2.3%
57 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.4%
1,281 households
Semi-detached38.8%
967 households
Terraced4.7%
116 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
102 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
1,192 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
641 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
397 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
266 households
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.4%
1,032 households
3 bedrooms39.9%
994 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
386 households
1 bedroom3.2%
81 households
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,551 households
One-person household35.1%
874 households
Other household types2.7%
68 households
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
933 households
1 person in household35%
874 households
3 people in household13.5%
336 households
4 people in household10.3%
256 households
5 people in household2.6%
66 households
6 people in household1%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
753 residents
15–2913.5%
714 residents
30–4414.3%
755 residents
45–6427.1%
1,438 residents
65 and over30.9%
1,638 residents
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
5,167 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
53 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
17 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
16 residents
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.3%
2,220 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.8%
2,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
988 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
2,281 residents
Good health33.4%
1,767 residents
Fair health16.4%
870 residents
Bad health5.6%
297 residents
Very bad health1.6%
83 residents
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
4,079 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,221 residents
Prestatyn South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.8%
1,143 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
882 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
391 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Prestatyn South · 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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