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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000104

Newtown North

Newtown North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,197 residents in Powys. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Powys
6,197

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,005

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

267.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.1%

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.

Okehampton, West Devon7,710 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carCarmarthen South & Llangynnwr, Carmarthenshire6,451 residents · 60.0% owned · 27.2% no carAlcester, Stratford-on-Avon5,869 residents · 62.9% owned · 15.0% no carKingsbridge, South Hams6,285 residents · 61.5% owned · 17.7% no carLlanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr, Conwy7,841 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.2% no carRetford East, Bassetlaw8,821 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.2% no car

Most similar within Powys

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brecon, Powys8,256 residents · 56.4% owned · 20.3% no carWelshpool, Powys6,637 residents · 49.6% owned · 24.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newtown North

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

Tenure

Owned57%
1,713 households
Social rented21.4%
642 households
Private rented21.3%
639 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.8%
1,074 households
Terraced23.4%
703 households
Semi-detached20.8%
624 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.1%
452 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
60 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,309 households
No cars or vans in household24.1%
724 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
713 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
259 households
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,273 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
747 households
4 or more bedrooms19.7%
591 households
1 bedroom13.1%
394 households
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.5%
1,669 households
One-person household40.7%
1,223 households
Other household types3.8%
114 households
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.7%
1,223 households
2 people in household33.6%
1,010 households
3 people in household12.6%
378 households
4 people in household8.4%
253 households
5 people in household3.3%
100 households
6 people in household1%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
918 residents
15–2916.1%
1,000 residents
30–4417%
1,052 residents
45–6427%
1,671 residents
65 and over25.1%
1,559 residents
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
5,969 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
98 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
82 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
1,487 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,938 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,198 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.3%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
306 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.4%
2,688 residents
Good health34.2%
2,121 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,000 residents
Bad health5.1%
316 residents
Very bad health1.2%
74 residents
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
4,906 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,292 residents
Newtown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,400 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,016 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
477 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Newtown North · 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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