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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000149

Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr

Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,451 residents in Carmarthenshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Carmarthenshire
6,451

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,144

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

216.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Newtown North, Powys6,197 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.1% no carTenby & Caldey, Pembrokeshire5,786 residents · 63.9% owned · 23.6% no carLlandrindod Wells, Powys5,598 residents · 56.2% owned · 22.9% no carLeominster South, Herefordshire, County of6,290 residents · 54.6% owned · 23.0% no carCardigan & Aber-porth, Ceredigion8,672 residents · 63.7% owned · 19.1% no carBuxton North, High Peak7,606 residents · 58.5% owned · 29.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr

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

Tenure

Owned60%
1,885 households
Private rented23.3%
732 households
Social rented16.1%
506 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.2%
1,168 households
Terraced20.5%
643 households
Semi-detached18%
566 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%
458 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
99 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41%
1,290 households
No cars or vans in household27.2%
855 households
2 cars or vans in household23.3%
731 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
268 households
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.8%
1,156 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms20.1%
630 households
1 bedroom15.3%
482 households
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.4%
1,711 households
One-person household42%
1,322 households
Other household types3.6%
112 households
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42%
1,319 households
2 people in household34.2%
1,073 households
3 people in household11.1%
348 households
4 people in household8.8%
276 households
5 people in household2.5%
79 households
6 people in household1%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
924 residents
15–2915.3%
988 residents
30–4417.6%
1,137 residents
45–6424%
1,546 residents
65 and over28.8%
1,856 residents
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
6,095 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
172 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
71 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
44 residents
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
1,860 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
792 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
791 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
2,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.3%
2,587 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
2,829 residents
Good health32.4%
2,087 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,092 residents
Bad health5.2%
336 residents
Very bad health1.6%
106 residents
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
4,997 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,454 residents
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,066 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
511 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Carmarthen South & Llangynnwr · 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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