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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000099

Welshpool

Welshpool is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,637 residents in Powys. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Powys
6,637

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,045

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

170.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.9%

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.

Tiverton West, Mid Devon6,252 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.7% no carLeominster South, Herefordshire, County of6,290 residents · 54.6% owned · 23.0% no carAtherstone, North Warwickshire11,740 residents · 58.5% owned · 21.9% no carOkehampton, West Devon7,710 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carRhosllannerchrugog & Johnstown South, Wrexham6,726 residents · 53.5% owned · 24.4% no carPembroke West & Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire7,280 residents · 54.7% owned · 18.8% no car

Most similar within Powys

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newtown North, Powys6,197 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Welshpool

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

Tenure

Owned49.6%
1,511 households
Social rented27.2%
827 households
Private rented22.6%
687 households
Lives rent free0.4%
11 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.4%
957 households
Detached30.3%
923 households
Terraced20.5%
624 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
377 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
18 households
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,331 households
No cars or vans in household24.7%
752 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
696 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
267 households
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,306 households
2 bedrooms29.2%
890 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
441 households
1 bedroom13.4%
408 households
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
1,737 households
One-person household37.8%
1,150 households
Other household types5.2%
158 households
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.8%
1,150 households
2 people in household32.6%
994 households
3 people in household15.3%
465 households
4 people in household10%
306 households
5 people in household2.6%
80 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,036 residents
15–2918%
1,194 residents
30–4415.9%
1,058 residents
45–6426.7%
1,769 residents
65 and over23.8%
1,579 residents
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
6,478 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.5%
1,355 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.9%
1,323 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
906 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
537 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,323 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
59 residents aged 16 and over
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.9%
992 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
638 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,716 residents
Good health35.7%
2,369 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,070 residents
Bad health5.1%
338 residents
Very bad health2.2%
144 residents
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
5,182 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,455 residents
Welshpool · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.4%
1,260 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,089 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
538 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
153 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Welshpool · 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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