Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000085

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,923 residents in Wrexham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wrexham

8,923

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,063

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,270.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Town North, University & Rhos-ddu

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

Tenure

Owned68%

2,761 households

Private rented19.9%

808 households

Social rented11.7%

475 households

Shared ownership0.2%

10 households

Lives rent free0.2%

9 households

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37%

1,503 households

Detached30.4%

1,235 households

Terraced16.2%

658 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.5%

549 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%

51 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%

44 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%

24 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%

1,772 households

2 cars or vans in household26.7%

1,087 households

No cars or vans in household20.3%

827 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%

379 households

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.7%

1,816 households

2 bedrooms30.3%

1,232 households

4 or more bedrooms15.9%

647 households

1 bedroom9.1%

370 households

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%

2,459 households

One-person household35.1%

1,427 households

Other household types4.4%

179 households

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%

1,463 households

1 person in household35.1%

1,427 households

3 people in household15.1%

614 households

4 people in household10.1%

412 households

5 people in household2.7%

110 households

6 people in household0.8%

31 households

7 people in household0.1%

5 households

8 or more people in household0%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%

1,215 residents

15–2916.5%

1,475 residents

30–4417.1%

1,529 residents

45–6427%

2,411 residents

65 and over25.7%

2,297 residents

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%

8,495 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%

194 residents

Other ethnic group1.1%

95 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

81 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

59 residents

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32%

2,439 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.3%

1,392 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.4%

1,252 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.2%

1,154 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%

649 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.4%

487 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.2%

243 residents aged 16 and over

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54%

4,116 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43.3%

3,295 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.7%

205 residents aged 16 and over

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%

1,595 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.5%

1,101 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%

1,078 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%

972 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%

757 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.6%

582 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.4%

567 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%

516 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%

447 residents aged 16 and over

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%

3,971 residents

Good health34.4%

3,073 residents

Fair health15.2%

1,358 residents

Bad health4.4%

393 residents

Very bad health1.4%

129 residents

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%

7,084 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%

1,840 residents

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%

1,996 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%

1,391 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%

558 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%

115 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

5 households

Town North, University & Rhos-ddu · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area W02000085

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Town North, University & Rhos-ddu

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Town North, University & Rhos-ddu

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.