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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000060

Holywell & Bagillt

Holywell & Bagillt is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,752 residents in Flintshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Flintshire
10,752

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,639

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

659.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Milford Haven West, Pembrokeshire7,448 residents · 54.8% owned · 22.4% no carCornelly, Bridgend7,400 residents · 61.7% owned · 20.8% no carOllerton & Boughton, Newark and Sherwood11,272 residents · 61.1% owned · 20.2% no carImmingham & Habrough, North East Lincolnshire10,360 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.2% no carWath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no carRyhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no car

Most similar within Flintshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Connah's Quay North, Flintshire6,120 residents · 53.9% owned · 24.8% no carShotton & Garden City, Flintshire9,845 residents · 54.7% owned · 25.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holywell & Bagillt

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

Tenure

Owned58.7%
2,725 households
Social rented24.7%
1,144 households
Private rented16.2%
752 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.6%
2,349 households
Detached22.7%
1,052 households
Terraced14.5%
671 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
419 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
64 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,939 households
2 cars or vans in household25.4%
1,176 households
No cars or vans in household21.9%
1,017 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
506 households
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.3%
2,612 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
1,079 households
4 or more bedrooms10.9%
507 households
1 bedroom9.5%
441 households
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,897 households
One-person household33.1%
1,535 households
Other household types4.4%
202 households
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.1%
1,535 households
2 people in household31.9%
1,480 households
3 people in household16.6%
769 households
4 people in household12.5%
578 households
5 people in household4.2%
197 households
6 people in household1.3%
59 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,963 residents
15–2917.5%
1,876 residents
30–4418.1%
1,949 residents
45–6427.2%
2,927 residents
65 and over18.9%
2,034 residents
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
10,534 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
104 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
14 residents
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
2,147 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,483 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
581 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
4,832 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
3,651 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.2%
1,749 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
1,488 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
4,595 residents
Good health34.1%
3,662 residents
Fair health16%
1,719 residents
Bad health5.5%
586 residents
Very bad health1.8%
190 residents
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
8,214 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
2,538 residents
Holywell & Bagillt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,888 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,583 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
879 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
277 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Holywell & Bagillt · 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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