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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000124

Cardigan & Aber-porth

Cardigan & Aber-porth is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,672 residents in Ceredigion. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ceredigion
8,672

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,178

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

112.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.7%

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.

Tenby & Caldey, Pembrokeshire5,786 residents · 63.9% owned · 23.6% no carHalesworth & Wangford, East Suffolk7,073 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.7% no carFishguard, Pembrokeshire9,628 residents · 69.3% owned · 14.1% no carTywyn & Llangelynnin, Gwynedd6,956 residents · 70.0% owned · 17.1% no carWatchet, Washford & Carhampton, Somerset West and Taunton7,552 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.7% no carSaundersfoot, Pembrokeshire8,303 residents · 75.8% owned · 10.8% no car

Most similar within Ceredigion

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lampeter & Llanfihangel Ystrad, Ceredigion7,674 residents · 70.6% owned · 12.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cardigan & Aber-porth

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

Tenure

Owned63.7%
2,663 households
Private rented18%
751 households
Social rented18%
750 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.3%
1,892 households
Semi-detached29.4%
1,230 households
Terraced13.1%
547 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.7%
320 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
89 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
70 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,850 households
2 cars or vans in household26.1%
1,092 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
800 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
437 households
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,817 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
1,098 households
4 or more bedrooms21.2%
885 households
1 bedroom9.1%
379 households
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.9%
2,377 households
One-person household38.9%
1,627 households
Other household types4.2%
174 households
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,627 households
2 people in household36.6%
1,530 households
3 people in household10.8%
450 households
4 people in household8.7%
365 households
5 people in household3.3%
139 households
6 people in household1.2%
49 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,285 residents
15–2914%
1,217 residents
30–4414.6%
1,264 residents
45–6426.3%
2,281 residents
65 and over30.3%
2,625 residents
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
8,459 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
90 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.7%
2,244 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.4%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,251 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
626 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
453 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51%
3,723 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.7%
3,479 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,439 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,598 residents
Good health33.1%
2,872 residents
Fair health17.6%
1,523 residents
Bad health6.1%
526 residents
Very bad health1.8%
154 residents
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
6,508 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
2,165 residents
Cardigan & Aber-porth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,778 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,502 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
708 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
189 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Cardigan & Aber-porth · 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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