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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000184

Cockett

Cockett is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,773 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
6,773

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,120

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,408.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Dafen & Felin-foel, Carmarthenshire5,195 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carBrunshaw & Brownside, Burnley6,028 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.7% no carWath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no carCantley Park, Doncaster5,821 residents · 57.2% owned · 27.1% no carTaff's Well & Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,942 residents · 68.9% owned · 20.2% no carCoulby Newham, Middlesbrough8,340 residents · 58.6% owned · 24.0% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Gorseinon, Swansea10,251 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.4% no carBon-y-maen, Swansea7,407 residents · 53.4% owned · 23.7% no carMynydd-bach, Swansea8,947 residents · 63.9% owned · 24.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cockett

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

Tenure

Owned63.1%
1,970 households
Social rented23.2%
723 households
Private rented12.9%
404 households
Lives rent free0.6%
19 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.9%
1,432 households
Terraced20.5%
639 households
Detached18.7%
583 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.9%
433 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,379 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
801 households
No cars or vans in household21.8%
679 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
262 households
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.3%
1,603 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
822 households
4 or more bedrooms12.6%
393 households
1 bedroom9.8%
305 households
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
1,855 households
One-person household36.8%
1,150 households
Other household types3.7%
116 households
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.8%
1,150 households
2 people in household32.5%
1,013 households
3 people in household14.9%
464 households
4 people in household11.4%
357 households
5 people in household3.5%
110 households
6 people in household0.6%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,087 residents
15–2916.1%
1,090 residents
30–4420%
1,352 residents
45–6427.3%
1,851 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,395 residents
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
6,289 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
281 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
98 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
97 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
1,601 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
498 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
3,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
2,463 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.7%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
3,051 residents
Good health30.8%
2,088 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,051 residents
Bad health6.5%
440 residents
Very bad health2.1%
143 residents
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.8%
5,066 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.2%
1,708 residents
Cockett · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,327 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,043 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
566 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
181 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Cockett · 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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