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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000095

Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley

Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,387 residents in Wrexham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wrexham
6,387

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,760

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carRuyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington, Shropshire7,374 residents · 75.7% owned · 7.4% no carLeavenheath, Nayland & Boxford, Babergh8,200 residents · 78.1% owned · 6.9% no carFownhope, Tarrington & Marcle, Herefordshire, County of6,600 residents · 71.9% owned · 7.0% no carKingstone & Kingsthorne, Herefordshire, County of10,857 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no carTrefonen & Pant, Shropshire5,452 residents · 80.7% owned · 6.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
2,112 households
Private rented15.6%
431 households
Social rented7.4%
203 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached62.8%
1,734 households
Semi-detached20.7%
572 households
Terraced12.3%
339 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
71 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.6%
1,009 households
1 car or van in household35%
966 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21.4%
591 households
No cars or vans in household7%
194 households
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.3%
1,113 households
4 or more bedrooms37.2%
1,027 households
2 bedrooms18.7%
517 households
1 bedroom3.7%
102 households
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.5%
1,917 households
One-person household26.2%
723 households
Other household types4.3%
118 households
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.3%
1,165 households
1 person in household26.2%
723 households
3 people in household13.8%
381 households
4 people in household12.5%
344 households
5 people in household3.8%
105 households
6 people in household0.9%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
933 residents
15–2912.8%
816 residents
30–4414.3%
912 residents
45–6431.4%
2,005 residents
65 and over26.9%
1,715 residents
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
6,296 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
39 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
23 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
1,925 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,098 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
2,217 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
274 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,142 residents
Good health33.8%
2,160 residents
Fair health12.5%
798 residents
Bad health3.3%
208 residents
Very bad health1.2%
78 residents
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
5,355 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,032 residents
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
1,454 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
977 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
287 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley · 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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