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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000178

Penderry

Penderry is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,914 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
8,914

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,668

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,637.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Laithwaite & Marsh Green, Wigan9,049 residents · 27.3% owned · 42.5% no carCaia Park, Wrexham6,861 residents · 28.9% owned · 41.3% no carEast Herringthorpe, Rotherham7,503 residents · 37.0% owned · 38.4% no carBreightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carLittle Hulton North, Salford8,704 residents · 32.4% owned · 37.2% no carHawkesley, Birmingham7,581 residents · 40.1% owned · 36.5% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Townhill, Swansea8,836 residents · 29.9% owned · 42.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penderry

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

Tenure

Social rented58%
2,128 households
Owned30%
1,101 households
Private rented10.2%
373 households
Lives rent free1.7%
61 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.4%
1,777 households
Terraced21.6%
791 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.7%
687 households
Detached10.3%
377 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,532 households
No cars or vans in household35.8%
1,313 households
2 cars or vans in household17.3%
635 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
188 households
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.6%
1,856 households
2 bedrooms33.9%
1,243 households
1 bedroom8.7%
319 households
4 or more bedrooms6.8%
249 households
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.7%
2,336 households
One-person household31.9%
1,170 households
Other household types4.4%
162 households
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.9%
1,170 households
2 people in household28.1%
1,031 households
3 people in household18.2%
668 households
4 people in household12.5%
457 households
5 people in household6.8%
250 households
6 people in household1.8%
67 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525%
2,230 residents
15–2919.6%
1,749 residents
30–4421.4%
1,908 residents
45–6422.5%
2,007 residents
65 and over11.4%
1,020 residents
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.5%
8,071 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
383 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
199 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
135 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
127 residents
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.4%
2,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
720 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.3%
3,240 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.4%
3,184 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.3%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.4%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.6%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.4%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.6%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
4,019 residents
Good health30.5%
2,715 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,307 residents
Bad health7.3%
648 residents
Very bad health2.5%
225 residents
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.1%
6,607 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.9%
2,307 residents
Penderry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,215 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.4%
1,116 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions25.1%
919 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11%
404 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Penderry · 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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