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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000096

Chirk & Ceiriog Valley

Chirk & Ceiriog Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,460 residents in Wrexham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wrexham
6,460

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,825

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Leek East & Upper Hulme, Staffordshire Moorlands7,482 residents · 65.9% owned · 18.3% no carCrowle & Keadby, North Lincolnshire8,249 residents · 72.0% owned · 12.6% no carCheadle North, Alton & Kingsley, Staffordshire Moorlands6,525 residents · 76.2% owned · 11.4% no carAspatria & Abbeytown, Allerdale8,108 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no carWigton & Silloth, Allerdale10,979 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.3% no carManton, Clumber & Elkesley, Bassetlaw6,410 residents · 70.9% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chirk & Ceiriog Valley

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
1,899 households
Social rented19.7%
556 households
Private rented12.8%
362 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.5%
1,145 households
Detached36.5%
1,033 households
Terraced16.1%
454 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
152 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
914 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
371 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
360 households
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52%
1,467 households
2 bedrooms25.9%
731 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
454 households
1 bedroom6.1%
171 households
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
1,836 households
One-person household31.1%
878 households
Other household types3.9%
111 households
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.6%
1,036 households
1 person in household31.1%
879 households
3 people in household15.6%
441 households
4 people in household11.2%
316 households
5 people in household4%
114 households
6 people in household1%
28 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,037 residents
15–2914.4%
933 residents
30–4415.5%
1,004 residents
45–6429.7%
1,917 residents
65 and over24.3%
1,569 residents
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
6,346 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
54 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
538 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,083 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,186 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.4%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
2,734 residents
Good health36.2%
2,342 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,013 residents
Bad health4.5%
289 residents
Very bad health1.3%
83 residents
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,089 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,372 residents
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.4%
1,310 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
994 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Chirk & Ceiriog Valley · 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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