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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000128

St Davids & Letterston

St Davids & Letterston is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,238 residents in Pembrokeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Pembrokeshire
7,238

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,185

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.3%

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.

Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carLlandeilo, Llangadog & Maenordeilo, Carmarthenshire7,087 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.0% no carHay-on-Wye & Talgarth, Powys8,461 residents · 68.5% owned · 10.6% no carIngleton & High Bentham, Craven7,422 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.5% no carAberaeron & Llanrhystud, Ceredigion7,075 residents · 75.6% owned · 12.3% no carKnighton & Presteigne, Powys9,778 residents · 71.9% owned · 10.1% no car

Most similar within Pembrokeshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Narberth, Pembrokeshire6,979 residents · 71.7% owned · 10.2% no carJohnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels, Pembrokeshire8,277 residents · 75.3% owned · 8.2% no carCilgerran & Crymych, Pembrokeshire8,222 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St Davids & Letterston

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
2,305 households
Social rented14.2%
453 households
Private rented12.9%
410 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.9%
1,589 households
Semi-detached30.8%
981 households
Terraced12.3%
392 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.9%
91 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
22 households
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,326 households
2 cars or vans in household32.3%
1,031 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.2%
516 households
No cars or vans in household9.9%
316 households
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%
1,336 households
4 or more bedrooms27.4%
872 households
2 bedrooms25.6%
816 households
1 bedroom5.1%
162 households
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,013 households
One-person household32.3%
1,030 households
Other household types4.4%
141 households
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,229 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,030 households
3 people in household14.4%
460 households
4 people in household9.4%
298 households
5 people in household3.7%
118 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
937 residents
15–2914.7%
1,067 residents
30–4413.5%
975 residents
45–6429%
2,101 residents
65 and over29.8%
2,156 residents
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.8%
7,148 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.1%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.3%
2,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
117 residents aged 16 and over
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
3,467 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
2,698 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
57 residents aged 16 and over
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers22.1%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
236 residents aged 16 and over
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
3,417 residents
Good health33.6%
2,435 residents
Fair health13.7%
989 residents
Bad health4.3%
308 residents
Very bad health1.2%
88 residents
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
5,793 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,444 residents
St Davids & Letterston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
1,563 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
411 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
St Davids & Letterston · 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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