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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000045

Rhyl North

Rhyl North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,568 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
9,568

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,322

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,389

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.4%

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.

Clacton Central, Tendring7,209 residents · 39.9% owned · 47.4% no carPaignton Central, Torbay9,852 residents · 47.2% owned · 40.5% no carLowestoft Harbour & Kirkley, East Suffolk7,630 residents · 37.3% owned · 41.7% no carBridlington Hilderthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire5,395 residents · 46.2% owned · 41.4% no carFleetwood Town, Wyre8,171 residents · 48.2% owned · 43.0% no carBridlington Central, East Riding of Yorkshire5,906 residents · 52.6% owned · 36.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rhyl North

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

Tenure

Owned43.7%
1,890 households
Private rented38.6%
1,670 households
Social rented17%
736 households
Shared ownership0.5%
23 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached25.9%
1,119 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.5%
1,057 households
Detached20.4%
880 households
Terraced12.5%
539 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.4%
491 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.8%
163 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,739 households
No cars or vans in household38.2%
1,649 households
2 cars or vans in household16.3%
704 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
230 households
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.3%
1,439 households
3 bedrooms27.1%
1,170 households
1 bedroom23.3%
1,009 households
4 or more bedrooms16.3%
704 households
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household49%
2,118 households
One-person household44.9%
1,938 households
Other household types6.1%
264 households
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.9%
1,938 households
2 people in household28.6%
1,234 households
3 people in household11.3%
490 households
4 people in household8.1%
348 households
5 people in household4%
174 households
6 people in household1.8%
79 households
7 people in household0.9%
40 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,714 residents
15–2917.8%
1,702 residents
30–4416%
1,530 residents
45–6424.7%
2,360 residents
65 and over23.6%
2,261 residents
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
9,013 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
305 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
153 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
34 residents
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.7%
2,303 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.4%
1,583 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive54.3%
4,208 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.8%
3,394 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,339 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.9%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.8%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health36.4%
3,485 residents
Good health31.8%
3,041 residents
Fair health20.4%
1,955 residents
Bad health8.5%
810 residents
Very bad health2.9%
276 residents
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act66.9%
6,397 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act33.1%
3,169 residents
Rhyl North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,438 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.8%
1,330 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.2%
1,091 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.5%
411 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
51 households
Rhyl North · 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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