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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000047

Rhyl South West

Rhyl South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,566 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
5,566

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,169

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,024.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.7%

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.

Derbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no carCaerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carEast Herringthorpe, Rotherham7,503 residents · 37.0% owned · 38.4% no carNewington, Thanet8,925 residents · 46.4% owned · 30.7% no carCaerau West, Cardiff6,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 29.0% no carRavenhill, Swansea8,012 residents · 52.6% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rhyl South West

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

Tenure

Owned44.4%
963 households
Social rented33.9%
735 households
Private rented20.8%
452 households
Lives rent free0.6%
12 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51%
1,106 households
Terraced27.2%
589 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.8%
212 households
Detached8.9%
193 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
8 households
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
859 households
No cars or vans in household35.9%
778 households
2 cars or vans in household18.1%
393 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
138 households
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.9%
1,322 households
2 bedrooms22.2%
481 households
1 bedroom8.6%
186 households
4 or more bedrooms8.3%
181 households
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
1,396 households
One-person household29.4%
637 households
Other household types6.2%
134 households
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.5%
641 households
2 people in household28.3%
615 households
3 people in household17.4%
378 households
4 people in household13.4%
290 households
5 people in household6.5%
142 households
6 people in household2.8%
61 households
7 people in household1.5%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.6%
1,372 residents
15–2920%
1,111 residents
30–4418.1%
1,006 residents
45–6423.8%
1,326 residents
65 and over13.5%
751 residents
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
5,179 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
241 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
96 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.7%
806 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
2,106 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
1,896 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations19.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.7%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.6%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
277 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.4%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,376 residents
Good health32.5%
1,811 residents
Fair health15.4%
855 residents
Bad health7%
388 residents
Very bad health2.5%
137 residents
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.8%
4,051 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.2%
1,515 residents
Rhyl South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
764 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.8%
647 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.1%
545 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.3%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
10 households
Rhyl South West · 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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