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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000118

Aberystwyth South

Aberystwyth South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,459 residents in Ceredigion. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ceredigion
6,459

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,710

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,132.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.7%

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.

Penryn, Cornwall8,476 residents · 54.6% owned · 20.0% no carStapleton, Bristol, City of6,678 residents · 61.8% owned · 19.1% no carCathedral & West Common, Lincoln13,625 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.5% no carCollege Lane & Oaklands, Chichester12,300 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.0% no carMarsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West, Lancaster10,343 residents · 65.3% owned · 25.0% no carTruro West, Cornwall10,739 residents · 62.1% owned · 17.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aberystwyth South

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

Tenure

Owned54.8%
1,484 households
Private rented23.5%
636 households
Social rented21.4%
579 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.5%
853 households
Terraced29.4%
798 households
Detached17.5%
475 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16%
435 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.3%
63 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.4%
1,339 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
645 households
2 cars or vans in household20.6%
559 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
169 households
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.6%
1,128 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
889 households
4 or more bedrooms17.2%
465 households
1 bedroom8.4%
229 households
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
1,601 households
One-person household34.8%
944 households
Other household types6.2%
168 households
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.8%
944 households
2 people in household33.9%
919 households
3 people in household14.9%
405 households
4 people in household11.8%
321 households
5 people in household3.2%
86 households
6 people in household1%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,015 residents
15–2926.5%
1,712 residents
30–4417.3%
1,119 residents
45–6422.7%
1,466 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,147 residents
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
5,955 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
259 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
144 residents
Other ethnic group1%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
35 residents
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.7%
1,974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications23%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
696 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
670 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.6%
2,666 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
2,430 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student5.2%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students19.1%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
2,948 residents
Good health34.8%
2,248 residents
Fair health13.8%
894 residents
Bad health4.6%
295 residents
Very bad health1.1%
74 residents
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
5,082 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,377 residents
Aberystwyth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
1,317 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
912 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
374 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Aberystwyth 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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