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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000142

Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder

Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,568 residents in Carmarthenshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Carmarthenshire
5,568

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,415

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

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.

Lampeter & Llanfihangel Ystrad, Ceredigion7,674 residents · 70.6% owned · 12.5% no carBeulah, Troed-yr-aur & Llandysul, Ceredigion7,446 residents · 76.0% owned · 8.4% no carAberaeron & Llanrhystud, Ceredigion7,075 residents · 75.6% owned · 12.3% no carHolsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no carCamelford & Tresmeer, Cornwall7,199 residents · 68.9% owned · 9.3% no carNarberth, Pembrokeshire6,979 residents · 71.7% owned · 10.2% no car

Most similar within Carmarthenshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carTre-lech, Cenarth & Llangeler, Carmarthenshire7,607 residents · 75.4% owned · 9.5% no carLlanddarog, Llangyndeyrn & Ferryside, Carmarthenshire8,670 residents · 79.9% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder

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

Tenure

Owned72.6%
1,754 households
Private rented14.7%
354 households
Social rented12.3%
297 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.1%
1,377 households
Semi-detached31%
748 households
Terraced7.6%
183 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
971 households
2 cars or vans in household31.6%
763 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.9%
407 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
273 households
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.1%
1,137 households
4 or more bedrooms24.9%
602 households
2 bedrooms24.2%
583 households
1 bedroom3.8%
92 households
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
1,565 households
One-person household30%
725 households
Other household types5.2%
126 households
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
924 households
1 person in household30%
724 households
3 people in household14.6%
352 households
4 people in household11.2%
271 households
5 people in household3.7%
90 households
6 people in household1.8%
43 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
819 residents
15–2914.7%
817 residents
30–4415.3%
850 residents
45–6428.1%
1,564 residents
65 and over27.2%
1,515 residents
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
5,463 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
38 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
2,556 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
2,090 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
51 residents aged 16 and over
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers21.2%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
2,453 residents
Good health32.8%
1,828 residents
Fair health16.2%
903 residents
Bad health5%
281 residents
Very bad health1.8%
103 residents
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.3%
4,306 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.7%
1,262 residents
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,096 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
843 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
380 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Llanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder · 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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