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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000052

Denbigh West

Denbigh West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,004 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
5,004

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,244

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

269

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.8%

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.

Rhosllannerchrugog & Johnstown South, Wrexham6,726 residents · 53.5% owned · 24.4% no carGuisborough North, Redcar and Cleveland6,735 residents · 53.1% owned · 29.5% no carEsh Winning & Ushaw Moor, County Durham6,479 residents · 58.9% owned · 25.2% no carCamborne West, Cornwall7,367 residents · 60.3% owned · 23.3% no carShotton & Haswell, County Durham6,766 residents · 57.9% owned · 25.0% no carCreswell & Hodthorpe, Bolsover6,165 residents · 51.8% owned · 22.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Denbigh West

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

Tenure

Owned50.8%
1,139 households
Social rented28.5%
639 households
Private rented19.3%
434 households
Shared ownership0.8%
18 households
Lives rent free0.6%
14 households
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.8%
735 households
Terraced32.2%
722 households
Detached24.6%
553 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
138 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
33 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
931 households
No cars or vans in household27.4%
615 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
514 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
185 households
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
908 households
2 bedrooms35.6%
800 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
287 households
1 bedroom11.1%
250 households
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
1,308 households
One-person household37.1%
831 households
Other household types4.6%
102 households
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37%
831 households
2 people in household32.2%
722 households
3 people in household15.6%
351 households
4 people in household10.5%
236 households
5 people in household3.2%
72 households
6 people in household0.9%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
8 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
904 residents
15–2917.6%
883 residents
30–4417.1%
856 residents
45–6427.8%
1,391 residents
65 and over19.4%
969 residents
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
4,820 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
75 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
20 residents
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.8%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
865 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.8%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
1,855 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
46 residents aged 16 and over
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.8%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
236 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
2,171 residents
Good health32%
1,599 residents
Fair health17%
852 residents
Bad health5.9%
294 residents
Very bad health1.7%
87 residents
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73%
3,653 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27%
1,351 residents
Denbigh West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.9%
918 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
764 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
420 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
8 households
Denbigh 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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