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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000100

Machynlleth & Banwy

Machynlleth & Banwy is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,210 residents in Powys. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Powys
6,210

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,808

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.5%

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.

Llangollen & Llandrillo, Denbighshire6,237 residents · 66.3% owned · 15.6% no carLlandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire5,579 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.0% no carLlandeilo, Llangadog & Maenordeilo, Carmarthenshire7,087 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.0% no carWhitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carBrampton & Irthing, Carlisle6,485 residents · 66.3% owned · 16.3% no carLlanrwst & Betws-y-coed, Conwy8,521 residents · 69.1% owned · 13.1% no car

Most similar within Powys

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys6,840 residents · 71.7% owned · 11.4% no carHay-on-Wye & Talgarth, Powys8,461 residents · 68.5% owned · 10.6% no carLlanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam, Powys6,491 residents · 70.0% owned · 11.3% no carKnighton & Presteigne, Powys9,778 residents · 71.9% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Machynlleth & Banwy

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

Tenure

Owned69.6%
1,953 households
Private rented15.5%
436 households
Social rented14.5%
408 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.9%
1,373 households
Terraced22.7%
637 households
Semi-detached20.7%
582 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
105 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
49 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,142 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
840 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%
436 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
391 households
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%
1,284 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
692 households
4 or more bedrooms23.6%
664 households
1 bedroom6%
168 households
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
1,781 households
One-person household32.4%
911 households
Other household types4.2%
117 households
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,080 households
1 person in household32.5%
912 households
3 people in household12.9%
362 households
4 people in household10.5%
295 households
5 people in household4.4%
123 households
6 people in household1%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
865 residents
15–2913.1%
810 residents
30–4414.5%
897 residents
45–6431.1%
1,929 residents
65 and over27.5%
1,705 residents
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,097 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
54 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
17 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.5%
1,822 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,018 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,213 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%
39 residents aged 16 and over
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers21.5%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
2,802 residents
Good health33.2%
2,061 residents
Fair health15.2%
946 residents
Bad health5%
310 residents
Very bad health1.5%
91 residents
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
4,899 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,311 residents
Machynlleth & Banwy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,339 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
986 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
405 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Machynlleth & Banwy · 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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