Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000088

Wrexham West

Wrexham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,678 residents in Wrexham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wrexham

8,678

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,869

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,082.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wrexham West

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

Tenure

Owned48.1%

1,860 households

Private rented35.4%

1,370 households

Social rented15.1%

583 households

Shared ownership1.2%

45 households

Lives rent free0.3%

11 households

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced27%

1,042 households

Semi-detached23.5%

910 households

Detached22.8%

883 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%

871 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%

94 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%

35 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

29 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%

1,680 households

No cars or vans in household27.2%

1,052 households

2 cars or vans in household23.2%

895 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%

239 households

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38%

1,468 households

3 bedrooms31%

1,198 households

4 or more bedrooms19.5%

755 households

1 bedroom11.5%

445 households

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.2%

2,290 households

One-person household34.1%

1,317 households

Other household types6.7%

260 households

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%

1,342 households

1 person in household34.1%

1,317 households

3 people in household15.9%

614 households

4 people in household10.8%

418 households

5 people in household3.4%

131 households

6 people in household0.7%

28 households

7 people in household0.3%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%

1,385 residents

15–2919.8%

1,722 residents

30–4423.3%

2,021 residents

45–6425%

2,167 residents

65 and over15.9%

1,382 residents

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.1%

7,561 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%

622 residents

Other ethnic group2%

176 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%

165 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%

157 residents

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.5%

2,419 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications19.8%

1,431 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.2%

1,097 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.7%

991 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%

567 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.7%

414 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications4.2%

302 residents aged 16 and over

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%

4,477 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive34.5%

2,488 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3.5%

254 residents aged 16 and over

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%

1,362 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%

1,322 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13%

935 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%

746 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%

725 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students8.6%

618 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%

599 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%

496 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%

416 residents aged 16 and over

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%

4,158 residents

Good health33.7%

2,929 residents

Fair health12.7%

1,100 residents

Bad health4.5%

393 residents

Very bad health1.1%

99 residents

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%

7,092 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%

1,586 residents

Wrexham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%

1,887 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%

1,299 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%

552 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3%

115 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

12 households

Wrexham 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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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 W02000088

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Wrexham West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Wrexham West

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.