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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000105

Newtown South

Newtown South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,166 residents in Powys. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Powys
5,166

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,147

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,324.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.4%

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.

Gainsborough East, West Lindsey7,477 residents · 45.1% owned · 27.5% no carLittle Sutton East, Cheshire West and Chester6,869 residents · 48.4% owned · 27.9% no carHighfields & Burton Manor, Stafford7,733 residents · 47.4% owned · 28.1% no carChesterton & Knutton, Newcastle-under-Lyme7,230 residents · 48.1% owned · 28.5% no carTaunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carBransholme East, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,753 residents · 40.8% owned · 37.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newtown South

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

Tenure

Social rented45.1%
969 households
Owned40.1%
862 households
Private rented14.2%
305 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47.7%
1,024 households
Semi-detached30.8%
661 households
Detached10.4%
224 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%
209 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,007 households
No cars or vans in household26.8%
576 households
2 cars or vans in household20.6%
443 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
122 households
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.2%
1,250 households
2 bedrooms22.6%
486 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
220 households
1 bedroom8.9%
191 households
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
1,354 households
One-person household32.4%
696 households
Other household types4.5%
97 households
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.4%
696 households
2 people in household31.3%
673 households
3 people in household17.3%
371 households
4 people in household11.3%
243 households
5 people in household4.5%
97 households
6 people in household1.8%
38 households
7 people in household0.9%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
1,135 residents
15–2920.2%
1,041 residents
30–4419%
979 residents
45–6424%
1,241 residents
65 and over14.9%
769 residents
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
5,050 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
38 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.6%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.4%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications19%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
453 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
2,303 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations20.5%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
269 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.8%
2,004 residents
Good health37.6%
1,942 residents
Fair health16.7%
864 residents
Bad health5.4%
280 residents
Very bad health1.5%
76 residents
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
3,948 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
1,220 residents
Newtown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%
847 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
736 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21%
452 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Newtown South · 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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