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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000080

Llay South & Gwersyllt East

Llay South & Gwersyllt East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,875 residents in Wrexham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wrexham
7,875

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,309

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,169.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Wistaston Green, Cheshire East6,355 residents · 74.9% owned · 15.5% no carAston, Rotherham8,928 residents · 68.6% owned · 20.1% no carSwadlincote North, South Derbyshire7,560 residents · 71.5% owned · 15.2% no carBeddau & Tyn-y-nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,738 residents · 73.3% owned · 15.2% no carHigher Irlam, Salford9,698 residents · 65.2% owned · 21.9% no carAshton-in-Makerfield East, Wigan8,005 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.5% no car

Most similar within Wrexham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Johnstown North & Rhostyllen, Wrexham6,200 residents · 73.1% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Llay South & Gwersyllt East

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

Tenure

Owned66.2%
2,189 households
Social rented22.3%
739 households
Private rented11.1%
367 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached61.3%
2,027 households
Detached21.3%
705 households
Terraced11%
364 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
200 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,390 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
1,008 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
378 households
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62%
2,050 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
615 households
4 or more bedrooms13.8%
458 households
1 bedroom5.6%
186 households
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,236 households
One-person household28.6%
945 households
Other household types3.9%
128 households
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.1%
1,063 households
1 person in household28.6%
945 households
3 people in household19.6%
647 households
4 people in household13.7%
454 households
5 people in household4.9%
161 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,500 residents
15–2915.8%
1,244 residents
30–4420%
1,577 residents
45–6426.4%
2,076 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,476 residents
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,633 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
95 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
89 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
38 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,602 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,331 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
611 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,721 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,400 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.1%
1,074 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
3,541 residents
Good health34.3%
2,702 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,145 residents
Bad health4.9%
384 residents
Very bad health1.3%
100 residents
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
6,325 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,550 residents
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
1,544 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,129 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
507 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Llay South & Gwersyllt East · 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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