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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000177

Llansamlet

Llansamlet is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,997 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
6,997

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,075.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.9%

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.

Beddau & Tyn-y-nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,738 residents · 73.3% owned · 15.2% no carBynea & Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire9,164 residents · 64.4% owned · 16.7% no carEastham, Wirral8,129 residents · 73.7% owned · 18.8% no carSarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin, Bridgend6,499 residents · 67.2% owned · 18.6% no carCefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park, Merthyr Tydfil8,331 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.9% no carBuckley South, Flintshire9,853 residents · 68.3% owned · 16.5% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pontarddulais, Swansea6,514 residents · 68.5% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Llansamlet

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

Tenure

Owned67.7%
2,024 households
Social rented17.1%
511 households
Private rented14.7%
439 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.6%
1,334 households
Detached28.8%
860 households
Terraced23.3%
696 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
67 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,369 households
2 cars or vans in household29.8%
889 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
432 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
298 households
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.5%
1,658 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
784 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
460 households
1 bedroom2.9%
87 households
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
2,016 households
One-person household28.3%
846 households
Other household types4.3%
129 households
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,045 households
1 person in household28.2%
844 households
3 people in household18.7%
558 households
4 people in household13.1%
391 households
5 people in household4%
121 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,293 residents
15–2917.3%
1,210 residents
30–4420.3%
1,418 residents
45–6425.9%
1,814 residents
65 and over18%
1,262 residents
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
6,739 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
109 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
66 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.9%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,404 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,087 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,295 residents
Good health31.3%
2,188 residents
Fair health13.8%
965 residents
Bad health6%
419 residents
Very bad health1.8%
129 residents
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
5,505 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,492 residents
Llansamlet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
1,418 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
968 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
480 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Llansamlet · 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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