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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000117

Aberystwyth North

Aberystwyth North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,971 residents in Ceredigion. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ceredigion
8,971

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,949

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,549.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.2%

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.

Bangor City, Gwynedd8,615 residents · 30.4% owned · 38.6% no carWharf & University, Lincoln10,448 residents · 30.5% owned · 39.1% no carBroomhall, Sheffield7,657 residents · 44.5% owned · 31.9% no carBrynmill, Swansea8,817 residents · 33.8% owned · 37.0% no carLancaster Central, Lancaster9,086 residents · 35.9% owned · 46.9% no carMutley, Plymouth8,492 residents · 33.2% owned · 35.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aberystwyth North

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

Tenure

Private rented52.2%
1,539 households
Owned34.4%
1,013 households
Social rented13%
384 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced25.9%
765 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.4%
750 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.7%
492 households
Detached12.1%
358 households
Semi-detached12.1%
357 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.8%
141 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%
82 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.5%
1,224 households
1 car or van in household39.5%
1,166 households
2 cars or vans in household13.4%
394 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
165 households
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms29.3%
863 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
753 households
1 bedroom25.1%
739 households
3 bedrooms20.1%
594 households
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household41%
1,208 households
Single family household38.1%
1,124 households
Other household types20.9%
617 households
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41%
1,208 households
2 people in household31.1%
916 households
3 people in household11.8%
348 households
4 people in household7.4%
218 households
5 people in household5.2%
152 households
6 people in household1.8%
54 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.7%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 156.2%
553 residents
15–2961.1%
5,479 residents
30–4410.1%
902 residents
45–6412.6%
1,131 residents
65 and over10.1%
906 residents
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.4%
8,113 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
334 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
258 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
147 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
122 residents
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications46.6%
3,908 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above32.2%
2,698 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.8%
658 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications6.3%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.1%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.1%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56.9%
4,773 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)28.2%
2,365 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student14.9%
1,245 residents aged 16 and over
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students55%
4,612 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.9%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.5%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.8%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.7%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
4,253 residents
Good health35.9%
3,218 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,109 residents
Bad health3.5%
310 residents
Very bad health0.9%
81 residents
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
7,007 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,964 residents
Aberystwyth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.2%
1,361 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
1,096 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
397 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Aberystwyth 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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