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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000055

Ruthin

Ruthin is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,699 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
5,699

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,628

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

697.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.3%

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.

Brecon, Powys8,256 residents · 56.4% owned · 20.3% no carLlanfair Pwllgwyngyll & Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey5,952 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.1% no carMold, Flintshire10,148 residents · 67.6% owned · 19.1% no carMonmouth & Wyesham, Monmouthshire11,049 residents · 66.6% owned · 15.9% no carNeston & Parkgate, Cheshire West and Chester7,912 residents · 67.6% owned · 16.3% no carOswestry West, Shropshire9,568 residents · 60.1% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ruthin

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

Tenure

Owned65.7%
1,726 households
Private rented18.6%
488 households
Social rented15.5%
408 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.8%
1,046 households
Semi-detached28.1%
738 households
Terraced18.4%
483 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
259 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
40 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,199 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
771 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
417 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
239 households
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,151 households
2 bedrooms26.7%
701 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
541 households
1 bedroom8.9%
235 households
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
1,571 households
One-person household37.7%
992 households
Other household types2.5%
67 households
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.8%
992 households
2 people in household34.1%
896 households
3 people in household13.1%
343 households
4 people in household10.9%
287 households
5 people in household3.2%
85 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
937 residents
15–2916.6%
945 residents
30–4415.7%
893 residents
45–6426.5%
1,507 residents
65 and over24.8%
1,415 residents
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
5,435 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
191 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.3%
1,703 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
715 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
707 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
2,585 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,028 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
279 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
2,857 residents
Good health31.2%
1,777 residents
Fair health13.8%
786 residents
Bad health3.7%
209 residents
Very bad health1.2%
70 residents
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
4,619 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,080 residents
Ruthin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
1,349 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
854 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
336 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Ruthin · 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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