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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000108

Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley

Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,212 residents in Powys. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Powys
7,212

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,309

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.2%

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.

Lanreath, Pelynt & Polruan, Cornwall8,286 residents · 67.7% owned · 12.6% no carBishop's Nympton, Witheridge & Chulmleigh, North Devon7,016 residents · 73.8% owned · 9.1% no carWragby, Roughton & Ludford, East Lindsey7,057 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.5% no carBromyard & Bishop's Frome, Herefordshire, County of10,681 residents · 68.6% owned · 10.1% no carSt Davids & Letterston, Pembrokeshire7,238 residents · 72.4% owned · 9.9% no carCrackington & Tintagel, Cornwall7,003 residents · 74.2% owned · 9.2% no car

Most similar within Powys

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Knighton & Presteigne, Powys9,778 residents · 71.9% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley

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

Tenure

Owned71.9%
2,378 households
Private rented17.5%
579 households
Social rented10.2%
337 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached58.1%
1,924 households
Semi-detached18.8%
621 households
Terraced12%
398 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.9%
195 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,446 households
2 cars or vans in household30.8%
1,018 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%
513 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
333 households
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,444 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
876 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
855 households
1 bedroom4.1%
135 households
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,095 households
One-person household32.2%
1,066 households
Other household types4.5%
149 households
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.2%
1,364 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,067 households
3 people in household11.9%
394 households
4 people in household9%
299 households
5 people in household4.4%
144 households
6 people in household0.8%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
999 residents
15–2912.7%
919 residents
30–4413.1%
942 residents
45–6427.7%
2,001 residents
65 and over32.6%
2,351 residents
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
7,091 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
48 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
554 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
3,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.4%
2,913 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers21.2%
1,303 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,950 residents
Good health35.2%
2,535 residents
Fair health17.2%
1,243 residents
Bad health5.3%
381 residents
Very bad health1.4%
102 residents
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
5,686 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,525 residents
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,580 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,186 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
457 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan 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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