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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000148

Carmarthen North

Carmarthen North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,288 residents in Carmarthenshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Carmarthenshire
5,288

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,348

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

942.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.3%

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.

Haverfordwest South, Pembrokeshire7,205 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.5% no carMold, Flintshire10,148 residents · 67.6% owned · 19.1% no carLocking Stumps, Warrington5,090 residents · 64.1% owned · 17.9% no carMosspit & Silkmore Lane, Stafford7,685 residents · 56.6% owned · 21.7% no carUpton East, Cheshire West and Chester7,306 residents · 66.1% owned · 24.8% no carBuglawton, Cheshire East7,589 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Carmarthen North

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

Tenure

Owned56.9%
1,336 households
Social rented25.2%
592 households
Private rented17.5%
411 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.1%
871 households
Detached26.3%
618 households
Terraced22.8%
535 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.5%
247 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
60 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,008 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
605 households
No cars or vans in household24.1%
567 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
169 households
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.7%
1,144 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
506 households
4 or more bedrooms18.3%
431 households
1 bedroom11.4%
268 households
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
1,466 households
One-person household33.9%
798 households
Other household types3.7%
88 households
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
801 households
1 person in household34%
797 households
3 people in household15.2%
357 households
4 people in household10.5%
247 households
5 people in household3.7%
87 households
6 people in household1.8%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
977 residents
15–2918%
951 residents
30–4418.9%
998 residents
45–6424.7%
1,306 residents
65 and over20%
1,056 residents
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.5%
4,887 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
219 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
80 residents
Other ethnic group1%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
44 residents
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.3%
1,495 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%
2,349 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
1,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.3%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
2,414 residents
Good health33.6%
1,776 residents
Fair health14.5%
768 residents
Bad health4.6%
244 residents
Very bad health1.6%
86 residents
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
4,196 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,092 residents
Carmarthen North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,094 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
765 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
389 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Carmarthen North · 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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