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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000050

Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan

Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,378 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
6,378

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,867

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

210.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Laughton & Throapham, Rotherham7,501 residents · 70.7% owned · 15.3% no carAudley & Bignall End, Newcastle-under-Lyme8,326 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no carIllogan & Portreath, Cornwall7,217 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.9% no carClowne & Barlborough, Bolsover9,752 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no carLlanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr, Conwy7,841 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.2% no carSandwich & Eastry, Dover8,921 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.6% no car

Most similar within Denbighshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dyserth & Tremeirchion, Denbighshire6,658 residents · 71.4% owned · 11.4% no carSt Asaph & Trefnant, Denbighshire5,301 residents · 69.8% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan

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

Tenure

Owned70.1%
2,010 households
Private rented19.7%
564 households
Social rented9.5%
272 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.7%
1,423 households
Semi-detached32.2%
922 households
Terraced12.1%
346 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,284 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
868 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
378 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
336 households
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44%
1,261 households
2 bedrooms33%
945 households
4 or more bedrooms18.6%
532 households
1 bedroom4.4%
127 households
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
1,842 households
One-person household31.3%
896 households
Other household types4.4%
127 households
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,096 households
1 person in household31.3%
897 households
3 people in household15.5%
444 households
4 people in household10.9%
313 households
5 people in household3.2%
92 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
955 residents
15–2915.5%
986 residents
30–4416.5%
1,052 residents
45–6428.3%
1,807 residents
65 and over24.7%
1,577 residents
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
6,014 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
72 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
53 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
1,737 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
927 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
2,992 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,270 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.4%
2,958 residents
Good health33%
2,107 residents
Fair health14.7%
939 residents
Bad health4.4%
282 residents
Very bad health1.5%
95 residents
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
5,034 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,347 residents
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
997 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
413 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
67 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Rhuddlan & Bodelwyddan · 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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