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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000147

Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed

Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,469 residents in Carmarthenshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Carmarthenshire
8,469

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,495

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.6%

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.

Borth & Bont-goch, Ceredigion7,362 residents · 76.4% owned · 11.8% no carDenbigh East & Pentre Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire6,319 residents · 77.3% owned · 10.2% no carDyserth & Tremeirchion, Denbighshire6,658 residents · 71.4% owned · 11.4% no carCaernarfon West & Waunfawr, Gwynedd6,359 residents · 71.3% owned · 16.1% no carNewborough, Isle of Anglesey8,032 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.6% no carRuabon & Marchwiel, Wrexham6,553 residents · 65.5% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed

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

Tenure

Owned70%
2,446 households
Private rented17.3%
606 households
Social rented12.2%
427 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46%
1,607 households
Semi-detached26.5%
926 households
Terraced19.6%
685 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
177 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
56 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,449 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
1,062 households
No cars or vans in household14.4%
503 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.8%
481 households
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.6%
1,664 households
4 or more bedrooms28.4%
993 households
2 bedrooms19.4%
679 households
1 bedroom4.6%
160 households
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,270 households
One-person household29.2%
1,020 households
Other household types5.9%
205 households
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,233 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,020 households
3 people in household15.4%
539 households
4 people in household13.1%
459 households
5 people in household5.2%
181 households
6 people in household1.2%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,486 residents
15–2918.6%
1,572 residents
30–4418.3%
1,553 residents
45–6425.9%
2,196 residents
65 and over19.6%
1,661 residents
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
8,068 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
171 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
122 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
47 residents
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.6%
2,512 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
537 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
3,981 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,700 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,496 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
4,201 residents
Good health31.6%
2,673 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,143 residents
Bad health4.3%
360 residents
Very bad health1.1%
92 residents
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,853 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,616 residents
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
1,799 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,138 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
444 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed · 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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