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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000154

Ammanford & Betws

Ammanford & Betws is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,837 residents in Carmarthenshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Carmarthenshire
7,837

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,451

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

549.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

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.

Aberdare East & Cwm-bach, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,909 residents · 69.6% owned · 20.2% no carYstalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot10,178 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.3% no carGorseinon, Swansea10,251 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.4% no carNeath Abbey, Neath Port Talbot5,730 residents · 68.6% owned · 19.6% no carTonyrefail East, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,053 residents · 68.0% owned · 21.5% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no car

Most similar within Carmarthenshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llandybie & Saron, Carmarthenshire8,653 residents · 72.4% owned · 13.7% no carPembrey & Burry Port, Carmarthenshire8,212 residents · 73.0% owned · 16.6% no carBrynaman, Y Garnant & Glanaman, Carmarthenshire7,409 residents · 67.4% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ammanford & Betws

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

Tenure

Owned67.1%
2,317 households
Social rented17.8%
613 households
Private rented14.8%
512 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.6%
1,436 households
Detached33.1%
1,143 households
Terraced13%
450 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
288 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
72 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,427 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
977 households
No cars or vans in household19.2%
664 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
383 households
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.9%
1,790 households
4 or more bedrooms21.2%
733 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
702 households
1 bedroom6.5%
226 households
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
2,135 households
One-person household33.9%
1,169 households
Other household types4.2%
145 households
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.9%
1,169 households
2 people in household32.8%
1,131 households
3 people in household16.4%
566 households
4 people in household11%
379 households
5 people in household4.3%
147 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,343 residents
15–2916.2%
1,269 residents
30–4417%
1,334 residents
45–6426.3%
2,059 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,833 residents
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,597 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
112 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
76 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
25 residents
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.4%
3,292 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
2,983 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
3,475 residents
Good health29.7%
2,328 residents
Fair health17.5%
1,371 residents
Bad health6.1%
481 residents
Very bad health2.3%
182 residents
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
5,867 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
1,971 residents
Ammanford & Betws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.5%
1,433 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,187 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
175 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Ammanford & Betws · 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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